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Sherwood Courthouse |
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Sherwood,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 16' 59.26014999984",
-100° 48' 4.2655799988"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
(Built 1900-1901) First permanent courthouse for Irion County, locally organized 1889. Replaced temporary housing in several buildings. Site was gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ripley. Contractors: Martin and Moody. Stone was quarried nearby. Courthouse was used for dances, teachers' institutes, community events; yard, for summer socials. Enclosed to keep out grazing stock, approach was by a stile over fence beside which were water troughs and hitching posts for teams and saddle horses. A 1936 election made Mertzon county seat. Once pride of area, this is now a community center. (1971)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Sherwood Courthouse Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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