Callahan County Jail - Baird, TX
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N 32° 23.737 W 099° 23.699
14S E 462852 N 3584356
Belle Plain was originally the Callahan County Seat. That is where the jail was originally built in 1878. After railroad bypassed the town, it was moved in 1883.
Waymark Code: WMPNXM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2015
Views: 3
From texasescapes.com: "When the railroad come through, and Belle Plain businesses moved to Baird, the townspeople dismantled their new county jail, numbered the stones, and then reassembled it at its present location."
Original Location: N 32° 18.655 W 099° 21.649
How it was moved: Disassembled
Type of move: City to City
Related Website: [Web Link]
Building Status: Not listed
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