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Howard County Courthouse
Big Spring, Texas |
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1953 Architect - Puckett & French Photos: Robert Deering 6/12/2004 |
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1882 COUNTY NAMED FOR: Volney Erskine Howard , a United States congressman from Texas in the 1840s and 1850s.COUNTY SEATS: One - Big Spring. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: It derives its name from the nearby "big spring" in Sulphur Draw, which was a watering place for coyotes, wolves, herds of buffalo, antelope, and mustangs; the spring was a source of conflict between Comanche and Shawnee Indians and a campsite used by early expeditions across West Texas. COURTHOUSES: Three - 1884, 1908, and 1953 STANDING: One - 1953 Modern courthouse built of brick, tile, and concrete. |
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 1908 Courthouse Architet - Lang & Witchell Texas DoT Photo 1939 |
 1908 Courthouse |
 1884 Courthouse |
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