JACKSON, Mich. — Jackson’s Amtrak station, said to be the oldest continuously operating rail passenger station in the United States, is about to receive additional historical recognition.
The news site Mlive.com reports ceremonies this Saturday, May 13, will place two sets Michigan historical markers at the building to note its role in the Underground Railroad, as well as other milestones in the building dating to 1873.
Ceremonies planned for 1 p.m. that day will begin with the unveiling of a state historical marker on the station’s north grounds, then move inside for unveiling of five wall-mounted markers commemorating events including the station’s opening and presidential visiits.
The station, built by the Michigan Central Railroad in 1872-73, played a role on the Underground Railroad route helping Black slaves from southern U.S. escape to Canada, according to Maurice Imhoff of the Jackson County Michigan Historical Society.
More information on the ceremony is available on the society’s Facebook page; more on the society itself is available at its website.
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