CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofjackson.net/

Population:
59643 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1822 (platted)

County:
Madison County

Named in honor of Gen. Andrew Jackson.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
The Jackson Sun

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Lane College	1882

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Fossett	Aviator	22-Apr-1944	3-Sep-2007	First to cross Pacific in a balloon
Thomas Harris	Novelist	11-Apr-1940		The Silence of the Lambs
Allan Hubbard	Economist	8-Sep-1947		George W. Bush economist
Casey Jones	Daredevil	14-Mar-1863	30-Apr-1900	Railroad hero, sort of
Christopher Jones	Actor	18-Aug-1941	31-Jan-2014	Wild in the Streets
Ed "Too Tall" Jones	Football	23-Feb-1951		Dallas Cowboys, 106 career sacks
Ben B. Lindsey	Judge	25-Nov-1869	26-Mar-1943	Created the first juvenile court
Wink Martindale	Game Show Host	4-Dec-1934		Tic-Tac-Dough
Randall Wallace	Screenwriter	28-Jul-1949		The Man in the Iron Mask

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ray Blanton	Politician	10-Apr-1930	22-Nov-1996	Governor of Tennessee, 1975-79
Gene Evans	Actor	11-Jul-1922	1-Apr-1998	Behemoth, the Sea Monster
Carl Perkins	Jazz Musician	9-Apr-1932	19-Jan-1998	Blue Suede Shoes

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