Jackson Lake

Texas · United States · Manor

The lake was dug by enslaved people to serve the plantation, and the town took its name from it. The story about the brothers is a story.

Jackson Lake in Texas was made to serve the Jackson plantation, and the town that grew up beside it took its name from the lake.

It was dug by enslaved people. That is the fact this entry rests on, and it is the one that gets left out of every telling.

The legend concerns the two brothers who owned the place. During a bad quarrel one is said to have killed the other and thrown his head into the lake, and everything reported here since is attributed to that.

No record supports it. A killing between two prominent planters in this county would have left one, and none exists, so it should be read as a story that grew up around a private family after the fact.

What is reported at the water is described the same way by most who report it.

Brazoria County was one of the largest slaveholding counties in Texas, and the sugar plantations along this coast were among the harshest work in the state.

FAQ

Where is Jackson Lake located?

Jackson Lake is in Texas, United States.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.