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Crockett County Jail

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Avenue D (behind Courthouse), Ozona, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 42' 44.86502999988", -101° 11' 52.9784499984"
 
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     Built 1892, about a year after county's organization; contractor was Z. D. Gafford of San Angelo. Building stone was quarried to north of structure, on Meyers property. Tower may have been designed for hangings, but no gallows were ever installed. Though never filled to capacity, inmates have included the 1954 robbers of Ozona National Bank. In sheriff's quarters, Ozona children about 1915 took piano lessons from sheriff's wife. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Crockett County Jail Historical Marker Location Map, Texas