Freestone County Jail - Fairfield, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 31° 43.587 W 096° 09.478
14R E 769289 N 3513628
Two story red brick building constructed in 1857. It is now the Freestone County Historical Museum.
Waymark Code: WMW47J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2017
Views: 1
Marker Text:
Built 1857 to meet fortress-like specifications: interior walls are 18 inches thick, outer walls, 30 inches. Constructed of brick and oak timbers. Prison, upstairs, had floor of thick oak planks, with subfloor of iron. Jailer lived on ground floor. Folklore says the notorious gunman John Wesley Hardin once spent a night here. This was used as a jail until 1913. It became a museum in 1967.
Address:
Main & Hall St.
Fairfield , TX USA
Open to the public: Yes
Hours:
Open: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed, Fri, & Sat
Fees?:
Free
Web link: Not listed
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