| Marker Number |
5234 |
| Atlas Number |
5445005234 |
| Marker Title |
Terry County's First Jail |
| Index Entry |
Terry County's First Jail |
| Address |
600 E. Cardwell St. |
| City |
Brownfield |
| County |
Terry |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
754304 |
| UTM Northing |
3673887 |
| Subject Codes |
jails and prisons |
| Marker Year |
1975 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Terry County Heritage Museum, E. Cardwell St., S side between S. B and S. Club streets |
| Private Property |
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| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Terry County, organized in 1904, had no jail facility until this frame structure was erected in 1916 on the southeast corner of the courthouse square. The one-room building with two steel cells was replaced in 1926 by a jail located on the top floor of the new courthouse. This small structure then became property of A. T. Fowler, who moved it to his farm in the 1940s. The outside walls were plastered and the interior used for storage. Given to Terry County Heritage Museum in 1974 by A. T. and Terrell Fowler, the old jail was transferred to this site and restored. (1975) |
