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"Jackson House, Weimar" [Lithograph]Description
An 1876 lithograph of "Jackson House, Weimar" from the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company’s book “A Description of Western Texas.” Printed in the bottom right: "G H Wilson, Proprietor."Context
Founded in 1873 in anticipation that the Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway was going to build through the site, Weimar was first called Jackson, after Daniel Washington Jackson, a native Georgian and area landowner who donated land for the railroad right-of-way and the townsite. The town was incorporated in 1875 with a few hundred townspeople, with this lithograph printed a year later, of the Jackson House in Weimar.
“A Description of Western Texas" is an extensively illustrated guide for prospective immigrants to western Texas. Published by the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Company in 1876, the text provides descriptions of the cities, towns, and counties of western Texas, complemented by additional information on a variety of topics of interest for those considering a move to the region. Executed in an accomplished, understated style, the lithographs serve as a marvelous invitation to the region.
Eberstadt called the book "a valuable description of the lands, towns, agricultural prospects of West Texas, of high interest for the lithographic views."