Details for Crockett County Jail
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5105001112
Data
| Marker Number | 1112 |
| Atlas Number | 5105001112 |
| Marker Title | Crockett County Jail |
| Index Entry | Crockett County Jail |
| Address | |
| City | Ozona |
| County | Crockett |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 289509 |
| UTM Northing | 3399799 |
| Subject Codes | jails and prisons |
| Marker Year | 1966 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | on Avenue D (behind Courthouse), Ozona |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | 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. |