The A.R. Harvey story -- from ‘oil expert’ to sheriff

Historical feature -- part 1
  • St. Mary’s Well was one of the early ones listed on A.R. Harvey’s oilfield reports. court esy photo
    St. Mary’s Well was one of the early ones listed on A.R. Harvey’s oilfield reports. court esy photo
  • This “Lampasas County Oil Field” map was published as a supplement to the Southwestern American. No date available. court esy photo | University of North Texas
    This “Lampasas County Oil Field” map was published as a supplement to the Southwestern American. No date available. court esy photo | University of North Texas

    EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jacksonhas has researched a number of local topics. The following is the first installment of a series on former sheriff Albert Roby Harvey who came to Lampasas in 1917.

    by jeff Jackson

    special to the dispat ch record

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