Editing Jacksboro, Texas (section)

==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]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title =Jack, Patrick Churchill  | url =https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fja01 | encyclopedia =The Handbook of Texas Online | publisher =The Texas State Historical Association |access-date=2009-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title =Jack, William Houston  | url =https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fja04 | encyclopedia =The Handbook of Texas Online | publisher =The Texas State Historical Association |access-date=2009-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n166 167]}}</ref> 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 [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1278&context=ethj |title=The Referendum in Texas on the Ordinance of Secession, February 23, 1861: The Vote |access-date=2017-09-16 |journal=East Texas Historical Journal |volume=11 |issue=2 |author=Joe T. Timmons |year=1973}}</ref> It continued to suffer from Native American raids until [[Fort Richardson (Texas)|Fort Richardson]] was built and garrisoned in 1870 south of Jacksboro. The town gained national attention in 1871 when two [[Kiowa]] chiefs, [[Satanta (chief)|Satanta]] and Big Tree, were [[Trial of Satanta and Big Tree|tried for murder]] there.

The arrival of the Chicago, Rock Island & Texas Railroad in 1898 increased the town's commercial importance to the surrounding region, enhancing it as a center of trade. The completion of highways and other roads later on also connected the town to other markets.

[[Fort Richardson (Texas)|Fort Richardson State Historical Park]] is in the southern part of the city. Jacksboro claims to have the first state [[4-H]] club, formed in the 1910s.

On March 21, 2022, an [[Tornado outbreak of March 21–23, 2022|EF3 tornado]] struck the town causing damage to around 80 homes<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=Texas tornado outbreak: Jacksboro residents dig out of debris and damaged homes |url=https://www.keranews.org/news/2022-03-22/texas-tornado-outbreak-jacksboro-residents-dig-out-of-debris-and-damaged-homes |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=KERA News |language=en}}</ref> and heavily damaging the high school. Nine people were injured.<ref name ="FWD0321prel">{{cite web |title=NWS Damage Survey for 3/21/22 Tornado Event - Update #3|url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSFWD&e=202203260057|publisher=Iowa Environmental Mesonet |agency=National Weather Service in Fort Worth, Texas|date=March 25, 2022|access-date=March 25, 2022}}</ref><ref name="jacksboro-tornado">{{cite web | url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/north-texas-dfw-storm-damage-reported-tornado-monday-march-21-2022/287-0987348d-46ba-4b26-b56c-0fdbe2860b3b | title=North Texas storm damage: What we're seeing in Jack County after reported tornado | publisher=WFAA | date=March 21, 2022 | accessdate=March 22, 2022}}</ref>