Lake Jackson (newer)
Lake Jackson in front of the Colonial Hotel. Notice the railroad tracks.
Lake Jackson has had several diving platforms. This is one of the earlier ones.
Boat racing on Lake Jackson, sponsored by the “Florala Motor Boat Club”.
The Lake Jackson Aqua-Jets Ski Team (ca 60s). Mark Gitenstein, the current US ambassador to Romania (2011), was on the Aqua-Jets ski team (not in picture).
Float Planes on Lake Jackson in 1946. The planes appear to be Curtis SC Seahawks (see below for comparison). Does anyone know what the “JS” designation means?
A U.S. Navy Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk sea plane on the sea wall at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in 1946.
T33 “stationed” at Lake Jackson
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By M. Poston, March 22, 2012 @ 11:38 am
I am not certain but with my military experience and love of history I believe JS stands for Jacksonville Naval Station.
By Max Baker, March 22, 2012 @ 6:05 pm
Thanks. That makes sense. Do you also know how the T-33 came to be placed by Lake Jackson? There was also a caboose next to it years ago, but it decayed to the point it had to be removed.