Borgers First Jail 1929 - Borger, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 35° 40.342 W 101° 23.379
14S E 283718 N 3950241
More unusual jail, no walls, no roof, but lots of chains
Waymark Code: WMM6EC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/30/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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County of jail: Hutchinson County
Location of Jail: 618 N. Main St., Hutchinson County Historical Museum, Borger
Marker erected by Hutchinson County Historical Society

Marker at jail 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

A couple of versions of the Borger story:
Wikipedia   and   TSHA online

Address:
618 N. Main St.
Borger, TX USA
79007

Open to the public: Yes

Hours:
sunrise to sunset

Fees?:
none

Web link: Not listed
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