Site of the First Court House of Newton County
N 30° 59.674 W 093° 40.033
15R E 436299 N 3429191
A 1936 Texas Centennial marker near Burkeville, TX about the first courthouse in Newton County
Waymark Code: WM12FKK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2020
Views: 2
In September, 2016, we were driving around Newton County visiting as many markers as possible. At the time I was especially interested in finding all the Centennial markers.
Marker Number: 11144
Marker Text:
Site of the
first courthouse of Newton County
County organized in 1846
Seat of Justice not established
until two years later
By public subscription a building
was erected here in 1848
on land donated by
John R. Burke
for whom the town received its name
Newton became the county seat in 1853
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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