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George Jackson getting a drink at
Crawfish Springs.
index for the NSS News. In 1955 George moved
from Indiana to New Jersey. There he was active
with the Philadelphia, Northern New Jersey,
and Kittatiny grottos. He was a member of
the NSS News staff and in 1956 was associate
editor. Also in that year he served as editor of
George Jones and George Jackson with rope,
pointing upward 1938.
George F. Jackson
NSS Occasional Papers and from 1956 to 1968,
Assistant Editor of the NSS Bulletin. In 1958 he
became NSS Vice-president for Publications.
In 1963 George moved to California
and assisted the Sierra-Mojave and Southern
California grottos with publications and as a
board member. In the 1970s he became active
in spelean history with numerous publications
and talks with American Spelean History
Association. He wrote two books, a pamphlet,
and innumerable articles on Wyandotte Cave.
In his later years, George moved back to
southern Indiana relocating to New Albany,
Indiana, not far from Wyandotte Cave. He
died in August 1981 at age 74 and is buried in
Fairview Cemetery in New Albany. (All photos
are in Wyandotte Cave and are from the John
Benton collection.)
(The author would like to acknowledge
William R. Halliday for assistance in gathering
information for this article).
George Jackson hand-over-hand climbing at
Double Pit.
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