COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1908
COUNTY NAMED FOR: George A. Lamb a participant in the battle of San Jacinto.
COUNTY SEATS:
Two -
Olton and
Littlefield
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR:
George W. Littlefield cattleman, banker, and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Texas.
COURTHOUSES:
Three - Olton - 1908, 1924; Littlefield -
1946 & 1955. The 1946 courthouse was
originally built as the Littlefield City Hall in
1930.
STANDING: One - 1955 Modern courthouse in Littlefield built of brick and concrete. After the county seat was moved from Oilton to Littlefield in 1946, the 1924 courthouse served as a hospital until it was torn down in 1965.
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