Details for Hemphill County Jail
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5211002434
Data
| Marker Number | 2434 |
| Atlas Number | 5211002434 |
| Marker Title | Hemphill County Jail |
| Index Entry | Hemphill County Jail |
| Address | E. Purcell Ave. |
| City | Canadian |
| County | Hemphill |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 375174 |
| UTM Northing | 3975114 |
| Subject Codes | jails and prisons |
| Marker Year | 1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | Hemphill County Courthouse grounds, SW side facing E. Purcell Ave. |
| Private Property | |
| Marker Condition | |
| Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
| Marker Text | Built in 1890, first permanent public building in both town of Canadian and Hemphill County. Erected under administration of E. E. Polly, first county judge. Ironically, deception plagued construction of this jail, as building contracts were found to be fraudulent and citizens took legal action all the way to the Texas Supreme Court (1889). In mid-1920s, jail held outlaws from notorious oil boom town of Borger (65 miles southwest). Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970 |