Main House Relics
This is a fireplace. Well, this is the top of a fireplace. The plantation was destroyed by a terrible hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900. That must have been some wicked hurricane to effect the Lake Jackson area so badly. Maybe they were hit by the tornado side. In a photo taken in 1907 the walls are still standing at the main house, but they are gone now. Who knows what happened to them. They could have just been worn away by more flooding of the lake and weather in general. Brian and I think that bricks may have been "stolen." Also as time wore on and DOW came to be in the area more roads were built destroying a lot of what was once there. It's a shame really.
This is one of two cisterns. They have only uncovered them. They ran out of grant money and never got to dig down inside.
If you double click on the picture there is some interesting information about the house, and surprisingly about Mount Vernon as well!
This is one of two cisterns. They have only uncovered them. They ran out of grant money and never got to dig down inside.
If you double click on the picture there is some interesting information about the house, and surprisingly about Mount Vernon as well!