Borger's First Jail 1929 - Borger, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 35° 40.342 W 101° 23.382
14S E 283714 N 3950241
Cutout is of the sheriff.
Waymark Code: WM15780
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2021
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"Busted in Boom Town" is the second line of the sign with the "first jail" cutout. The cutout is a Texas Ranger because there is a TR on the star. Next to the cutout is a log with chains and there is a silhouette prisoner.
Plaque Text:
Texas Rangers came to Boomtown Borger in 1929, to clean out the town of corruption, bootlegging, and prostitution, Prisoners were chained together and secured to a log such as this one. This crude jail was used to hold them until their day in court or they could be escourted [sic] out of town.
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