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

  • A trade token for the White Elephant Saloon is shown in this digital image. The saloon opened in 1883 and was destroyed in a fire on Aug. 14, 1884. jeff jackson | courtesy image
    A trade token for the White Elephant Saloon is shown in this digital image. The saloon opened in 1883 and was destroyed in a fire on Aug. 14, 1884. jeff jackson | courtesy image

    EDITOR’s note: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched numerous local history topics. The following story is about an early-day saloon and its owner.

    George W. Scott (1855-1918) was almost the first white child born in what would become Lampasas County. His parents, Abner and Angelena Scott, were among the earliest settlers of central Lampasas. His uncle, George Winfield Scott (1819-unknown)…