| Marker Number |
3754 |
| Atlas Number |
5237003754 |
| Marker Title |
Old Jack County Courthouse Cornerstone |
| Index Entry |
Jack County Courthouse Cornerstone, Old |
| Address |
|
| City |
Jacksboro |
| County |
Jack |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
578408 |
| UTM Northing |
3675857 |
| Subject Codes |
monuments; courthouses |
| Marker Year |
1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
northwest corner of courthouse lawn |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
16" x 12" |
| Marker Text |
Removed 1885 from third Jack County Courthouse when building was razed. Mounted here in 1966. Old Courthouse was of native limestone, quarried in Jacksboro. For its day, workmanship and stone of finest quality. Bell is also a relic of the third courthouse. It was part of the mechanism in the building's clock tower, and was mounted in frame here by Jacksboro firemen. (1967) |
