Panola County Courthouse - Carthage, Texas
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N 32° 09.360 W 094° 20.422
15S E 373604 N 3558514
Panola County has had five courthouses: 1848, 1850, 1853, 1885 and 1953.
Waymark Code: WM7WEN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
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Carthage became the county seat in l884 when Jonathan Anderson donated 100 acres for the townsite.

The 1885 courthouse was replaced with the 1953 structure in use today. The old courthouse was auctioned for materials and a park was made of the courthouse lawn.

Year Built: 1953

Current Use of Building: County Business

Level of Courts: County

Architect: Preston M. Geren

Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1953 - Present

Physical Address:
110 S Sycamore Street Carthage, Texas

Related Website: [Web Link]

Hours: Not listed
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