Our water supply: a historical perspective

HISTORICAL FEATURE -- PART 1

  • A clipping from the San Antonio Express Magazine, Sept. 30, 1951, shows the Hancock Springs Bathhouse with a pump shack over the spring. COURTESY PHOTO FROM JEFF JACKSON COLLECTION
    A clipping from the San Antonio Express Magazine, Sept. 30, 1951, shows the Hancock Springs Bathhouse with a pump shack over the spring. COURTESY PHOTO FROM JEFF JACKSON COLLECTION
    EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched a number of history topics. The following tells about the municipal water supply, of which Jackson says, “Give us time, someday the faucet is going to run dry.” The Water Works is a space on the Monopoly board game. Pair it up with the Electric Company, and the player has a public utilities monopoly. ...

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