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Lake Jackson, Texas

Population: 26,386
Located in Brazoria County

Lake Jackson is a vibrant, planned community of about 26,000 citizens. We are part of the Brazosport-Southern Brazoria County area, which is comprised of several neighborhood communities, and has a population that nears 70,000. Lake Jackson was founded and developed by the Dow Chemical Co. as a housing project for its employees during 1941-1942. The town was laid out as a model community of permanent homes. It was named for a small lake in the vicinity of a plantation owned by Major Abner Jackson before the Civil War.

Lake Jackson is situated in the heart of the retail center of southern Brazoria County. It is in close proximity to the world's largest petrochemical complex and related industries; major components of this complex include Dow Chemical Company, BASF Corporation, Phillips Petroleum and many more.

Lake Jackson is serviced by several state highways, therefore, having immediate access to the shimmering Gulf of Mexico and its beaches and to the nation's fourth largest city, Houston. Yet, Lake Jackson and southern Brazoria County maintain a distinctive, individual friendly culture.

Nearby transportation facilities include Brazoria County Airport, Houston's William Hobby Airport, just a fifty-minute drive Lake Jackson, as well as Port Freeport and extensive rail facilities. Long-term planning and careful development have given rise to the most accessible port serving the Gulf Coast. Located just 1.3 miles from deep water, Port Freeport dispenses with unnecessary transit time and assures ship operators a fast, safe turnaround. The Port offers a depth of 36feet at the public facilities -- 400-foot wide channels and a 1200 foot wide turning basin. Over 2,150 feet of dock space is immediately accessible to 416,000 square feet of transit storage, a covered boxcar loading area and 47 acres of prepared open storage.

Attractions:
 Dr. Freeman's Antique/Historical Dental Museum-
Features an extensive collection of dental equipment from the mid 1800's to early 1900's. Exterior remodeled to represent a dentist's office at the turn of the century. Open Mon-Thurs 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday 9 - noon. 115 N. Dixie Dr., Suite 200.

Jackson Plantation Archeological Site-
A Texas Antiquities Archeological Landmark, the site is on the banks of Lake Jackson. The plantation was destroyed by a hurricane in 1900. Ruins of eight buildings subject of study at the University of Houston-Clear Lake and the Brazosport Archeological Society. Free, guided walking tours available the first Saturday of the month 10 a.m. -sundown. Handicap accessible via utility vehicle. NE 1 mi. on F.M. 2004 from Texas 332.

Sea Center Texas-
This is a marine development, aquarium, and education center developed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., Dow North America, and the Gulf Coast Conservation Association. The marine fisheries center has a hatchery with the capacity to produce 20 million fingerlings annually, primarily red drum and spotted seatrout, for release into Texas coastal waters. The complex also has 35 one-acre rearing ponds, a saltwater marsh demonstration project, and visitors center. It also has two "touch tanks" for visitors to study certain animals, wall displays on marine life, two 500-gallon aquariums, two 900-gallon aquariums, and one 50,000-gallon aquarium. Located at intersection of Plantation Dr. and Medical Dr.

Wilderness Park-
482-acre municipal park in natural state is bordered by Buffalo Camp Bayou and the Brazos River. Interpretive quarter-mile nature loop, 4-mile hiking trail with Brazos River views. Wildlife includes deer, wild pigs, small mammals, and alligators along the Brazos. Picnicking, fishing, and hiking are available on Texas 332, 1 mi. west of city.

Lake Jackson Wilderness Park-
An unpaved road penetrates the dense thickets, allowing entry into the fascinating bottomland forest along Buffalo Creek Bayou. From the entrance gate, the trail passes through four miles of woodland; it is not a loop so you will have to retrace your steps. Wood Ducks are often seen feeding on duckweed in the stagnant pools, and Swainson's Warblers build their nests in the fronds of Sawtooth Palmetto. Because it rarely freezes here, these bottomland woodlands tend to remain lush throughout the winter. Each year a number of Neotropical migrants, birds that otherwise would have continued to the tropical forests of Central and South America, remain in these insect-rich woods. Among the flocks of more characteristic wintering birds, watch for lingerers such as Ovenbird, Northern Parula, and Black-and-white and Yellow-throated warblers. This is an attractive trail on which to photograph graceful Spanish Moss-draped trees contrasting with the angular Palmettos growing in the understory.

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