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Historic Place
Panola County Jail
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About this site
Panola County Jail is a historic place in Carthage, Panola County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 2 historic places documented in Panola County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 87 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.1584, -94.3382 near Carthage. The nearest cataloged historic site is Anderson, Jonathan (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Neal, Margie, Panola County, and Panola Watchman.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2076002057. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Designed by J. N. Carnes and completed in 1891, the old Panola County Jail in Carthage is a two-story brick building blending Italianate and Romanesque details, with a projecting tower, arched openings, and corbelled brickwork. It served as the county jail for 62 years and as a city jail from 1953 to 1965, and after a 1988 restoration it became a community museum housing the Leila Belle LaGrone Family History Library & Museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
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