Borger 1929 Jail - Borger, TX
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N 35° 40.342 W 101° 23.379
14S E 283718 N 3950241
Not your traditional jail - even for 1929
Waymark Code: WMM6E5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever
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County of marker: Hutchinson County
Location of marker: 618 N. Main St., Borger
Marker erected by: Hutchinson County Historical Society

Marker text:
Texas Rangers came to Boomtown Borger in 1929, to clean out the town of corruption, bootlegging, and prostitution, Prisoners were chained together and secured to a log such as this one. This crude jail was used to hold them until their day in court or they could be escourted [sic] out of town.

This redwood log was used to plug an abandoned well in 1929. The log was removed in 1999 by DJ's Oil Well Service.
Jail maintained by Borger Police Department   Log Donated by Clovis Boren

Group that erected the marker: Hutchinson County Historical Society

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
618 N. Main St.,
Hutchinson County Museum
Borger, TX USA
79008
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