Details for Original Old Rock Courthouse Cornerstone

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5275003871

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Marker Number 3871
Atlas Number 5275003871
Marker Title Original Old Rock Courthouse Cornerstone
Index Entry Cornerstone
Address 100 W. Cedar St.
City Benjamin
County Knox
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 426391
UTM Northing 3716210
Subject Codes courthouses
Marker Year 1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Knox County Courthouse grounds, S side facing W. Cedar St.
Private Property
Marker Condition
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text Erected in Benjamin in 1891, when the officials of Knox County were: J.J. Truscott - judge; W.H. Benedict, T.P. Reeder, J.A. Spinks, G.B. Stewart, commissioners; T.D. Isbell - sheriff. Rock structure, replacing wooden courthouse of 1886, was in use until 1935. (1967)

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