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Lake Jacksboro
Lake Jacksboro is a lake located in and managed by Jacksboro, Texas. The Jacksboro Municipal Airport is located on the eastern shores of the lake. Hydrology Lake Jacksboro has a maximum depth of and an area of . History The lake was impounded in 1951. Environment The coasts of Lake Jacksboro contains pondweed and water willow. References Lakes of Texas {{US-lake-stub Bodies of water of Jack County, Texas ...
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Jacksboro, Texas
Jacksboro is a city in Jack County, Texas, in the United States. Its population was 4,511 at the 2010 census. U.S. Highways 281 and 380, and Texas State Highways 114 and 199 intersect at Jacksboro, which is the county seat of Jack County. History Jacksboro was first settled in the 1850s, with newcomers attracted by land offers from the Texas Emigration and Land Office. Originally called "Mesquiteville", the community grew up along the banks of Lost Creek and spread out over the pastureland between Lost Creek and the waters of the West Fork of Keechi Creek. It was renamed "Jacksboro" in 1858, when it became the county seat, in honor of brothers William and Patrick Jack, veterans of the Texas Revolution. Regular postal service began in 1859. Jacksboro was located on one route of the Butterfield Overland Mail. The county was one of the few in Texas to vote against secession before the Civil War. It continued to suffer from Native American raids until Fort Richardson was built ...
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Jacksboro Municipal Airport
Jacksboro Municipal Airport is a public airport in Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas, United States, located northeast of the central business district. The airport has no IATA or ICAO designation. The airport is used solely for general aviation purposes. Facilities Jacksboro Municipal Airport covers at an elevation of above mean sea level (AMSL), and has one runway: * Runway 17/35: 3,220 x 75 ft. (982 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt For the 12-month period ending 8 February 2018, the airport had 1,500 aircraft operations, an average of 4 per day: 100% general aviation. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single- engine, 10% multi-engine, and 10% ultralights, with no helicopters, jets, or gliders. See also * List of airports in Texas This list of airports in Texas (a U.S. state) is grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included whe ...
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Lakes Of Texas
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of reservoirs and lakes in the U.S. state of Texas. A *Lake Abilene *Addicks Reservoir *Lake Alan Henry * Alvarado Park Lake *Amistad Reservoir (extends into Coahuila, Mexico) * Lake Amon G. Carter *Lake Anahuac (once known as Turtle Bay) * Aquilla Lake * Lake Arlington (Texas) * Lake Arrowhead * Lake Athens (formerly known as Flat Creek Reservoir) *Lake Austin * Averhoff Reservoir B * Lake B. A. Steinhagen * Balmorhea Lake *Lake Bardwell *Lake Bastrop *Baylor Creek Reservoir *Lake Bellwood *Belton Lake *Benbrook Lake *Big Creek Reservoir * Big Lake *Lake Bob Sandlin *Lake Boehmer *Bonham City Lake *Bonham State Park Lake *Boerne City Lake *Brady Creek Reservoir *Brandy Branch Reservoir * Braunig Lake * Lake Brelsford *Lake Bridgeport (formerly known as Bridgeport Reservoir) *Lake Brownwood * Lake Bryan * Lake Bryson * Lake Buchanan * Buffalo Creek Reservoir *Buffalo Springs Reservoir C *Caddo Lake (extends into Louisiana) * Calaveras Lake *Can ...
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