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Terry County's First Jail

Brownfield, Terry County

Marker Text

Terry County, organized in 1904, had no jail facility until this frame structure was erected in 1916 on the southeast corner of the courthouse square. The one-room building with two steel cells was replaced in 1926 by a jail located on the top floor of the new courthouse. This small structure then became property of A. T. Fowler, who moved it to his farm in the 1940s. The outside walls were plastered and the interior used for storage. Given to Terry County Heritage Museum in 1974 by A. T. and Terrell Fowler, the old jail was transferred to this site and restored. (1975)

Marker Details

Address 600 E. Cardwell St.
Location Description Terry County Heritage Museum, E. Cardwell St., S side between S. B and S. Club streets
Marker # 5234
Dedicated 1975
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code jails and prisons
  • Private Property:

    Unknown
  • Latitude, Longitude 33.173972, -102.272771

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