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THIS BUILDING, KIMBLE COUNTY'S THIRD JAIL, WAS ERECTED IN 1892 DURING THE TERM OF JUDGE W. A. SPENCER AND COMMISSIONERS G. R. ARMSTRONG, J. F.COWSERT, AND H. W. McCALEB. BUILT AT A COST OF $3,150, THE TWO-FOOT THICK HEWN STONE WALLS GAVE THE FORTRESS THE REPUTATION FOR BEING "AS SECURE AS HUNTSVILLE STATE PRISON". AMONG THE MANY PRISONERS HELD HERE WAS THE 1896 KILLER, GIP HARDIN, BROTHER OF NOTED BADMAN JOHN WESLEY HARDIN. RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK - 1964
Kimble County Jail is a historical marker in Junction, Kimble County, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 56 historical markers documented in Kimble County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 64 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.4918, -99.7646 near Junction. The nearest cataloged historic site is Log Cabin (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Kimble County, Fight of Sheriff's Posse with Cattle Rustlers, and Kimble County's First Sawmill.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5267002892. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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