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Lake Jackson Historical Association (LJHA) operates the Lake Jackson Historical Museum, the Alden B. Dow Office Museum, and the Jackson Plantation Historic Site. The Historical Museum chronicles the rich history of the area from native Karankawa hunters to wartime industry and beyond. Learn about the streets named This Way and That Way; read about Tejano superstar Selena’s early years; experience the Windecker Eagle airplane; watch a movie in the 1943 Lake Theater exhibit; and more.
At the Alden B. Dow Office Museum, see for yourself the fully restored 1943 office that was used to design the city’s buildings and winding streets. One of the first buildings constructed in the city, it housed the first post office, city hall, barbershop, and more.
The Jackson Plantation Historic Site is a State Archeological Landmark and includes the remnants of twelve structures of the Lake Jackson Plantation. Built and operated by enslaved labor, the plantation became one of the most profitable sugar refineries in the state in 1844.
At the Alden B. Dow Office Museum, see for yourself the fully restored 1943 office that was used to design the city’s buildings and winding streets. One of the first buildings constructed in the city, it housed the first post office, city hall, barbershop, and more.
The Jackson Plantation Historic Site is a State Archeological Landmark and includes the remnants of twelve structures of the Lake Jackson Plantation. Built and operated by enslaved labor, the plantation became one of the most profitable sugar refineries in the state in 1844.
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