Original Culberson County Jail
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N 31° 02.581 W 104° 49.726
13R E 516339 N 3434381
This historical marker is located in a park near the center of Van Horn, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMWY6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Marker Number: 7932

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.
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