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Historical Marker
Archer County
Jail
By 1909 Archer
County had outgrown its original jail, a 16-foot square frame
building. Construction on this larger facility was completed in Sept.
1910. The sandstone structure was designed with living quarters for
the sheriff and his family on the ground floor. The second and third
floors had cells and a hanging gallows which was never used. The first
prisoner held in this jail was arrested for stealing a horse. More
than 8,000 prisoners were jailed here until the county opened a new
facility in 1974.
(1985) |
Archer County
Museum, former Archer County jail, Archer City Texas
Photo
courtesy Mike
Price, November 2007
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