| Marker Number |
5158 |
| Atlas Number |
5435005158 |
| Marker Title |
Sutton County Jail |
| Index Entry |
Sutton County Jail |
| Address |
Water & Main St. |
| City |
Sonora |
| County |
Sutton |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
342280 |
| UTM Northing |
3383264 |
| Subject Codes |
jails and prisons; design and construction |
| Marker Year |
1975 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Courthouse Square; Corner of Water and Main Streets, Sonora |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text |
Soon after Sutton County was organized (1890), the commissioners authorized the Pauley Jail Building and Manufacturing Co. of St. Louis to erect this jail. Construction was begun in Feb. 1891 under the supervision of Judge J. L. Dunagan. Completed in Sept. 1891, the two story native stone building had a jailer's residence in addition to cells for lawbreakers. The first prisoner here was gambler and gunman John Denson, a cousin of outlaw John Wesley Hardin. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1975 |
