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Old Jack County Courthouse Cornerstone

Jacksboro, Jack County

Marker Text

Removed 1885 from third Jack County Courthouse when building was razed. Mounted here in 1966. Old Courthouse was of native limestone, quarried in Jacksboro. For its day, workmanship and stone of finest quality. Bell is also a relic of the third courthouse. It was part of the mechanism in the building's clock tower, and was mounted in frame here by Jacksboro firemen. (1967)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description northwest corner of courthouse lawn
Marker # 3754
Dedicated 1967
Size, Type 16" x 12"
Code monuments; courthouses
Latitude, Longitude 33.218782, -98.158586

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