Scurry County Jail of 1912

In 1911 the commissioners court of Scurry County presented plans for a new jail, since the two previous jail houses (built in 1884 and 1886) had proven insufficient for the county's needs. Land at this site was purchased with bond money, and the brick building was completed, using local labor, in 1912. The first floor housed the jailer and his family, while the prisoners cells and a hospital occupied the second and third stories. A trapdoor was included for use as a hanging gallows. This jail served the citizens of Scurry County for over sixty years. (1982)

Scurry County Jail of 1912 is a historical marker in Snyder, Scurry County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Scurry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7144, -100.9186 near Snyder. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Methodist Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Presbyterian Church, The Press in Snyder, and Santa Fe Railway in Scurry County.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5415004620. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.