Jeff Jackson

Stories by this author

Wartime tragedies take heavy toll on families

History tells a tragic story of the Jones brothers

What remains of St. Christopher’s Catholic Church

The building of St. Christopher’s, a church for the Spanish-speakers of Lampasas

St. Christopher’s Catholic Church and Father Roach -- the builder of churches

Battle of Milliken’s Bend, a forgotten part of the war

Wilkes’ Brigade included number of Lampasans

Lampasas men involved in Civil War fighting

Aten College building had many tales to tell

Christmas Eve, 1871: stories told of a holiday with six-shooters

The future of the Lampasas water supply

Problems arise with the Lampasas municipal water supply

Our water supply: a historical perspective

Surveying the land

Fifty cents an acre

Recent upgrades to Key Avenue; plans for the future

From four lanes to five: Key Avenue undergoes expansion

Highways renamed; Fourth Street bypass loop added

Texas institutes driver licenses; new traffic enforcement needed

State highways criss-cross the town; traffic enforcement needed

Texas Highway Department: establishing routes and right of way

Railroads to highways

From dirt paths to paved highways

The final days of William Seymour Douglass

The continuing saga of William Seymour Douglass

Early-day newspaper publisher turned deputy sheriff

Part 3: Saloon days are over in Lampasas

Part 2: The town and county of Lampasas go dry

The ups and downs of local option elections in Lampasas County

The story of six-shooters and doorknobs

Lampasas’ egg-breaking plant

Legacy of Albertus Sweet

Streetcar changed the face of Lampasas, before its use faded

Streetcars and capitalists: tale of success, failure and changing times

Wilkes-Rasbury gunfight: a duel in the streets of old-town Lampasas

White Elephant Saloon: quite a history for this short-lived enterprise

Legends of Lampasas, part two: cache of silver and early-day expeditions

Legends of Lampasas include stories of its name

County properties included early-day jail before courthouse was built

Buildings around downtown square served as courthouse sites prior to 1884