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| Directions: 1 block south of Courthouse Square, Palo Pinto | |
| Marker #: 5363003716 | |
| Year Dedicated: 1976 | |
| Size, type: 18 x 28" Subject | |
| Last reported condition: Refinish/Local effort | |
| Old County Jail - Built to replace a log jail, this native sandstone structure was erected by contractors Martin, Byrne and Johnston of Comanche. J. C. McQuerry was sheriff when it was finished (1880). The first floor was used for county offices until a new courthouse was finished. It then housed the jailer's family, while the top floor held killers, cattle rustlers, rowdy cowboys, and other prisoners. A steel trap door was installed for hangings in 1907 but never used. Vacated in 1941, the building was acquired by the Palo Pinto County Historical Association in 1968 and restored as its headquarters and museum. (1976) | |
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Decimal degrees: N 32.767985 W -98.299299
Degrees, minutes: N 32 46.079 W 098 17.958 UTM: Zone 14, Easting 565628, Northing 3625783 |
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