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Soon after Karnes County was created and organized in 1854, a frame and clapboard courthouse was erected at this site in the center of Jefferson Square. This rock structure was built in 1873 to replace the first courthouse and adjacent county clerk's office, which had been destroyed by a storm and fire following the Civil War (1861-65). After county seat was moved to Karnes City in 1894, building was used as a school until 1945.
Helena Courthouse, Old is a historical marker in Helena, Karnes County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 26 historical markers documented in Karnes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 45 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.9528, -97.8205 near Helena. The nearest cataloged historic site is Helena (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Helena Union Church, Ox-Cart Road (Section of Chihuahua Road), and Ruckman, Thomas.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5255003742. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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