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John Closner Home

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Edinburg, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 26° 18' 8.59779", -98° 9' 44.35533"
 
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     Built 1887, enlarged 1888. Social center. Had county's only piano. While pioneering in farming and irrigation, Closner also brought law and order to the outlaw-plagued county. After 1884-1890 service as deputy, was elected sheriff in 1890-- the ninth in 7 years. Without using six-gun or killing a man, tamed gangs of rustlers and bandits. When he retired in 1912, he had enforced six-shooter law (no guns worn)-- a border first. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

John Closner Home Historical Marker Location Map, Edinburg, Texas