Marker Number |
9622 |
Atlas Number |
5289009622 |
Marker Title |
Site of the First Court House Built in Leon County |
Index Entry |
First Court House Built in Leon County, Site of |
Address |
|
City |
Leona |
County |
Leon |
UTM Zone |
15 |
UTM Easting |
217023 |
UTM Northing |
3450919 |
Subject Codes |
counties |
Marker Year |
1936 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
behind Post Office at intersection of SH 75 and FM 977 |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
1936 Centennial Marker (gray granite) |
Marker Text |
Here a log building was erected in 1846. County officials installed Nov. 12, 1846: Geo. V. Lusk, Chief Justice Wm. Childress, Probate Judge Israel P. Reinhardt, County Clerk Wm. B. Middleton, Sheriff David Foster, Coroner Baxter King, Assessor and Col. Commissioners: John C. Smith Robert Steele Samuel Davis James Evans The county seat was moved in 1850 to Centerville. |