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Armstrong County Jail |
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Claude,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
35° 6' 46.4976",
-101° 21' 53.3988"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Erected in 1953, this building is constructed of stone used to build the first masonry jail in Armstrong County, 1894. Stone for the structure (which replaced a primitive, frame calaboose) was quarried 14 miles south at Dripping Springs in Palo Duro Canyon and then hauled here in wagons driven by local citizens. The rock was cut at this site. The 1894 building had two stories, topped by a dome, and 20-inch walls. So sturdy was it that dangerous convicts from other counties were kept here. Old-timers remember that only three prisoners ever escaped. (1969)
This page last updated: 7/11/2010 17:37:03 |
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