Terry County's First Jail

Terry County's First Jail (HM1E8T)

Location: Brownfield, TX 79316 Terry County
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N 33° 10.559', W 102° 16.131'

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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.
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HM NumberHM1E8T
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Marker Number5234
Year Placed1975
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 12:15pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 754663 N 3674119
Decimal Degrees33.17598333, -102.26885000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 10.559', W 102° 16.131'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 10' 33.54" N, 102° 16' 7.86" W
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Area Code(s)806
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 600-698 E Cardwell St, Brownfield TX 79316, US
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