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| Directions: 7th Street and Avenue G, Johnson City (on county courthouse square) | |
| Marker #: 5031000429 | |
| Year Dedicated: 1986 | |
| Size, type: 18" x 28" | |
| Last reported condition: Refinish | |
| 1894 Blanco County Jail - Noting the unhealthy dampness of the basement where prisoners were first kept after the Blanco County seat was moved to Johnson City, the commissioners court ordered the construction of this jail facility in 1893. Completed the following year, the jailhouse was built of limestone by J. E. L. (Kergie) Dildine (1853-1925), a rock mason who came to Blanco County from Kansas in the 1880s. Despite an 1897 jailbreak, the facility has continued in use, with interior modifications to meet state jail standards. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 | |
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Decimal degrees: N 30.276994 W -98.410051
Degrees, minutes: N 30 16.620 W 098 24.603 UTM: Zone 14, Easting 556741, Northing 3349626 |
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