| Marker Number |
4689 |
| Atlas Number |
5069004689 |
| Marker Title |
Shoot-out on Jones Street |
| Index Entry |
Shoot-out on Jones Street |
| Address |
100 E. Bedford St. |
| City |
Dimmitt |
| County |
Castro |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
746650 |
| UTM Northing |
3826423 |
| Subject Codes |
outlaws; sheriffs; duels, shoot-outs |
| Marker Year |
1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Castro County Courthouse grounds, SW corner, NE corner of E. Jones St. and S. Broadway (US 385) |
| Private Property |
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| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
At an 1891 meeting to discuss the selection of a Castro County seat, words were exchanged between Ira Aten, a retired Texas Ranger speaking on behalf of Castro City, and Andrew McClelland, a spokesman for Dimmitt. The inflammatory remarks led to a gunfight between the two men on Dec. 23, five days after Dimmitt was chosen county seat. In an exchange of shots in the middle of Jones Street, Aten wounded Andrew McClelland and his brother Hugh. Aten was acquitted of the assault charges and a short time later was appointed Castro County sheriff. (1983) |
