Details for Old Kent County Jail
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5263003756
Data
Marker Number | 3756 |
Atlas Number | 5263003756 |
Marker Title | Old Kent County Jail |
Index Entry | Kent County Jail |
Address | CR 200 |
City | Clairemont |
County | Kent |
UTM Zone | 14 |
UTM Easting | 336538 |
UTM Northing | 3671243 |
Subject Codes | jails and prisons; law enforcement |
Marker Year | 1965 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | N side CR 200, 400 feet N and 100 feet E of intersection of US 380 and SH 208 |
Private Property | |
Marker Condition | |
Marker Size | Medallion and Plate |
Marker Text | Built, 1894, of red sandstone quarried nearby. Horse and cattle thieves, murderers, moonshiners most common prisoners. One of most difficult West Texas jails from which to escape. No attempted break successful. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965 |