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

  • The Phantom Hill Road Texas Historical Marker is located midway between Lometa and the Colorado River on U.S. Highway 190. JEFF JACKSON | COURTESY PHOTO
    The Phantom Hill Road Texas Historical Marker is located midway between Lometa and the Colorado River on U.S. Highway 190. JEFF JACKSON | COURTESY PHOTO
    EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second part of a submission on “Legends of Lampasas” by historian Jeff Jackson, who has researched numerous local history topics. The first part ran in the Oct. 19 edition. A story appeared in the Texas Folklore Society’s “Legends of Texas” in 1924, and “Straight Texas” in 1966. The legend was titled “The Great Drought and the Waters...

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