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==History== Jackson Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on March 6, 1844, from portions of Dover Township (now [[Toms River, New Jersey|Toms River Township]]), [[Freehold Township, New Jersey|Freehold Township]] and [[Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey|Upper Freehold Township]], while the area was still part of [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth County]]. The township was named for president [[Andrew Jackson]], a year before his death.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=17 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115082401/http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=17 |date=November 15, 2015 }}, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 2, 2015.</ref> It became part of the newly created [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]] on February 15, 1850. Portions of the township were taken to form [[Plumsted Township, New Jersey|Plumsted Township]] on March 11, 1845.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606β1968''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530082658/https://www.nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf |date=May 30, 2024 }}, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 203. Accessed May 29, 2024.</ref> [[File:Kingda Ka.jpg|thumb|left|[[Six Flags Great Adventure]]'s [[Kingda Ka]], with a height of {{convert|456|ft|adj=on}}, was the world's tallest roller coaster until its closure in 2024.<ref>Reiss, Fraidy. [http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070331/NEWS/703310385/1001/DWEK01 "Feeling adventurous?"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', March 31, 2007, accessed April 18, 2007. "Elsewhere in the park, Kingda Ka looms 456 feet high. It remains the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, said park president Kane."</ref>]] On July 1, 1974, under the direction of [[New York City|New York]] based entrepreneur [[Warner LeRoy]], [[Six Flags Great Adventure]] amusement park opened in Jackson Township. It first opened to the public as simply ''Great Adventure'' in 1974, it was later acquired by the larger [[Six Flags]] brand in 1977.<ref name="opening1">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DmlRAAAAIBAJ&pg=5128,607054|title=Coming Soon: Jungle Safaris in Jersey|last=Wilson|first=Earl|date=June 19, 1974|publisher=The Milwaukee Sentinel|pages=17|access-date=April 21, 2023}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> To accommodate for the rise in tourism in the township, in 1997 [[Simon Property Group]] opened [[Jackson Premium Outlets]], an open-air outlet power center.<ref name="visitnj">{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |url= http://www.visitnj.org/new-jersey-visitor-information-centers |publisher= New Jersey Department of State |title= Welcome Centers of New Jersey |access-date= April 21, 2023 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130308110554/http://www.visitnj.org/new-jersey-visitor-information-centers |archive-date= March 8, 2013 }}</ref><ref>[http://business.simon.com/mall/leasingsheet/Jackson_PremOutlet_Brochure.pdf Jackson Premium Outlets brochure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705014242/http://business.simon.com/mall/leasingsheet/Jackson_PremOutlet_Brochure.pdf |date=July 5, 2015 }}. Accessed April 21, 2023.</ref> Adventure Crossing opened in January 2023, located between Jackson Premium Outlets and Six Flags Great Adventure.<ref name="newjersey.news12.com"/> The [[Lifestyle center|mixed-use complex]] features fast-food restaurants, a gas station and a family entertainment complex (with a {{convert|100000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} sports bubble that has 42 Top Golf bays, axe throwing, [[virtual reality]] rides, and additional restaurants and bars). When completed, the complex will also have a surf pool, turf fields, luxury apartments, [[Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton hotels]], conference centers, a medical arts facility and other mixed-use amenities for business, lifestyle, healthcare, and leisure.<ref>[https://d3ciwvs59ifrt8.cloudfront.net/9361f2bd-b6b0-46aa-86c5-fdbc39194758/8afd9efb-5077-413e-8d4f-8942c13dfdee.pdf Brochure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519174210/https://d3ciwvs59ifrt8.cloudfront.net/9361f2bd-b6b0-46aa-86c5-fdbc39194758/8afd9efb-5077-413e-8d4f-8942c13dfdee.pdf |date=May 19, 2023 }}, Adventure Crossing USA. Accessed April 21, 2023.</ref> On [[Tornado outbreak of March 31 β April 1, 2023|April 1, 2023]], two separate tornadoes rated EF-2 on the [[Enhanced Fujita scale]] struck Jackson Township, with winds of up to {{convert|120|mph}}. The first tornado struck western sections of the township near [[County Route 537 (New Jersey)|County Route 537 (Monmouth Road)]], inflicting significant damage to the Adventure Crossing USA mixed-use complex (causing the {{convert|100000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} sports bubble to actually collapse), a newly built warehouse development and several homes.<ref>Rodas, Steven.[https://www.nj.com/weather/2023/04/one-of-the-largest-sports-bubbles-in-nation-collapses-after-severe-storm-pummels-nj.html "One of the nationβs largest sports bubbles collapses in severe N.J. storm"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421110404/https://www.nj.com/weather/2023/04/one-of-the-largest-sports-bubbles-in-nation-collapses-after-severe-storm-pummels-nj.html |date=April 21, 2023 }}, NJ Advance Media for ''[[NJ.com]]'', April 3, 2023. Accessed April 21, 2023.</ref><ref>Rickman, Rick.[https://nj1015.com/confirmed-tornado-in-jackson-nj-destroys-warehouse-dome-homes/ "Confirmed tornado in Jackson, NJ destroys warehouse, dome, homes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421135211/https://nj1015.com/confirmed-tornado-in-jackson-nj-destroys-warehouse-dome-homes/ |date=April 21, 2023 }}, ''New Jersey 101.5'', April 2, 2023. Accessed April 21, 2023.</ref> The second tornado struck near the border with neighboring [[Howell Township, New Jersey|Howell Township]] near the Aldrich Road area.<ref>McDaniel, Pat. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/howell/howell-tornado-hit-aldrich-ramtown-areas-135-mph-officials "Howell Tornado Hit Aldrich Area First In 1.4-Mile Path: Officials"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406115514/https://patch.com/new-jersey/howell/howell-tornado-hit-aldrich-ramtown-areas-135-mph-officials |date=April 6, 2023 }}, ''[[Patch Media|Howell, NJ Patch]]'', April 3, 2023. Accessed April 6, 2023. "The National Weather Service also confirmed that what it referred to as the 'Jackson-Howell' tornado was indeed a category EF-2. It was 150 yards wide and 1.4 miles in length, the weather service said."</ref> The [[National Weather Service]] confirmed that the path of the tornado was {{convert|50|yards}} wide and {{convert|1.4|mi}} long. Both of these tornadoes were some of the strongest recorded to have hit the state and were part of four separate powerful tornadoes that had impacted the state in the outbreak.<ref>Oglesby, Amanda. [https://www.app.com/story/weather/2023/04/03/four-tornadoes-hit-nj-in-one-night-howell-jackson-sea-girt-cinnaminson/70073616007/ "4 tornadoes hit NJ: What we know about damage in Howell, Jackson, Sea Girt, Cinnaminson"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607142549/https://www.app.com/story/weather/2023/04/03/four-tornadoes-hit-nj-in-one-night-howell-jackson-sea-girt-cinnaminson/70073616007/ |date=June 7, 2024 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', April 3, 2023. Accessed April 6, 2023.</ref>
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