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Site of the First Court House Built in Leon County

Leona, Leon County

Marker Text

Here a log building was erected in 1846. County officials installed Nov. 12, 1846: Geo. V. Lusk, Chief Justice Wm. Childress, Probate Judge Israel P. Reinhardt, County Clerk Wm. B. Middleton, Sheriff David Foster, Coroner Baxter King, Assessor and Col. Commissioners: John C. Smith Robert Steele Samuel Davis James Evans The county seat was moved in 1850 to Centerville.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description behind Post Office at intersection of SH 75 and FM 977
Marker # 9622
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite)
Code counties
Latitude, Longitude 31.158105, -95.968452

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