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Jack County Courthouse
Jacksboro, Texas |
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1939 Architect - Voelcker & Dixon Photos: Robert Deering 1/10/2013 |
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 1886 Courthouse Architet - James E. Flanders |
COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1857
COUNTY NAMED FOR: Brothers Patrick and William Jack, leaders in the Texas independence effort.
COUNTY SEATS: One - Mesquiteville that was later renamed Jacksboro.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Same as county.
COURTHOUSES: Four - 1858, 1871, 1886, and 1939
STANDING: One - 1940 Modern style courthouse built of stone. The city hall in Jacksboro was built with rock recycled from the 1886 courthouse.
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| Photo: Robert Deering 7/8/2016 | ||||
 1939 Courthouse Texas DoT Photo 1940 |
 1939 Courthouse Photo: Robert Deering 1974 |