| Marker Number |
3834 |
| Atlas Number |
5483003834 |
| Marker Title |
Old Wheeler County Jail, 1886 |
| Index Entry |
Wheeler County Jail |
| Address |
300 Olaughlin St. |
| City |
Mobeetie |
| County |
Wheeler |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
369178 |
| UTM Northing |
3930568 |
| Subject Codes |
jails and prisons |
| Marker Year |
1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
Yes |
| Marker Location |
Mobeetie Jail Museum, Olaughlin St. 0.1 mi. SW of Dickerson St. |
| Private Property |
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| Marker Condition |
|
| Marker Size |
14" x 9" |
| Marker Text |
First jail in Panhandle of Texas. Central holding place for badmen. Built at cost of $18,500, including $1200 for a hangman's device put in to meet state requirement. Stone quarried on farm of Emanuel Dubbs, first county judge. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 |
