Presidio County Hoosegow -- Marfa TX
N 30° 18.816 W 104° 01.260
13R E 594126 N 3353941
A 19th century metal-strap hoosegow stands outside of the new Presidio County Jail as a reminder that things could always be worse
Waymark Code: WMTYBD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/23/2017
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Texas counties (especially huge and remote ones like Presidio County) used "hoosegows" -- essentially outdoor secure holding cells -- in the 19th-early 20th centuries to hold prisoners for the Sheriff, in the days when prisoners has to be transported by horse and buggy. Far-flung towns would have a centrally-located hoosegow, then would send word to the Sheriff when they had a prisoner in it who needed picking up. The Sheriff would arrive in a few days and take the prisoner to the county jail, usually many miles away.
Address:
310 Highland St
Marfa, TX
Open to the public: No
Hours: Not listed
Fees?: Not listed
Web link: Not listed
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