Motley County Jail
N 34° 00.928 W 100° 49.270
14S E 331838 N 3765366
The old Motley county jail sits a few hundred feet north of the courthouse in downtown Matador TX
Waymark Code: WMKF2V
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2014
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The historic marker on the old Motley County Jail in downtown Matador TX
Marker Number: 3484
Marker Text:
This 2-story jail was erected in 1891, the year Motley County was organized, after County Judge H. H. Campbell and commissioners Dan Browning, A. B. Cooper, J. J. John and W. E. Power awarded a construction contract to local builders J. F. Aiken and J. T. Cornett. Cells were on the top floor of the structure and jailer's living quarters on the lower level. The first courthouse, also built in 1891, later burned, but this jail remains as a symbol of Motley County's frontier heritage.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1976
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