That's the Richland well.
OOPS! Looks like the name "Jack Jones" became a hyper-link to Amazon's webpage for his albums! LOL!
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For those too young to remember, here is Jack Jones' greatest hits where you can sample the songs. He was one of the great "crooners". Two of his classics are .. The Impossible Dream and Call Me Irresponsible.
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http://www.amazon.com/Jack-Jones-Greatest-Hits-MCA/dp/B000002OXN/re...
you are right, sorry, i used the colloquial refercence to the well.
that's a cool name - was it chosen for the singer or where does it come from? Most wells have ordinary, boring names. Of course, I am mostly familiar with the names of gold mines in my area. They were colorful! I wasn't trying to be critical at all. And, Jack Jones does have that classic that could be an anthem on GHS ... The Impossible Dream.
Richland is the name of the Farm/Plantation. Jack Jones is the son of Dr. Jack Jones which was a OB/GYN doctor in BR for many years.
In researching the decades-old Tuscaloosa Trend and the immense wealth it has generated for many, I find it deeply troubling that this resource-rich formation runs directly beneath one of the poorest communities in North Baton Rouge—near Southern University, Louisiana—yet neither the university ( that I am aware of) nor local residents appear to have received any compensation for the minerals extracted from their land.
This area has suffered immense environmental degradation…
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