Culberson County Jail - Van Horn, TX
Posted by: 
WalksfarTX
N 31° 02.585 W 104° 49.723
13R E 516344 N 3434389
Once set next to a beautiful old courthouse. The courthouse was destroyed to make this little park. For whatever reason they saved the old jail.
Waymark Code: WMRDPM
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2016
Views: 1
Marker Text:
In order to provide local law enforcement in the wake of Mexican bandit attacks, Culberson County was organized in 1911. The following year the county commissioners accepted plans for construction of this red brick jail. Although prisoners at times dug through the brick walls, the structure was used until a new courthouse which included a jail was completed in 1964.
Address:
300 Culberson Street
Van Horn, TX USA
Open to the public: No
Hours:
Dawn-Dusk
Fees?:
None
Web link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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