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Hale County Courthouse
Plainview, Texas |
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1910 Architect - H. A. Overbeck Photos: Robert Deering 4/4/2005 |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1888
COUNTY NAMED FOR: John C. Hale
, who died at the battle of San Jacinto.COUNTY SEATS: One - Plainview
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: The names Runningwater and Hackberry Grove were rejected in favor of Plainview, since a vast treeless plain surrounded the area.
COURTHOUSES: Three - 1888, 1890, and 1910
STANDING: One - 1910 Beaux-Arts courthouse built of brick.
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