County properties included early-day jail before courthouse was built

  • This photo from Jeff Jackson’s collection shows what was the county jail from 1880-1972. COURTESY PHOTO
    This photo from Jeff Jackson’s collection shows what was the county jail from 1880-1972. COURTESY PHOTO
EDITOR’S NOTE: Lampasas historian Jeff Jackson has researched numerous local history topics -- incuding the various courthouse sites that Lampasas County had in the county’s first three decades. The following is the final of a three-part series on the subject. Part one appeared in the Aug. 31 edition; part two was published in the Sept. 7 edition. Before the existing Lampasas County Courthouse…

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