Marker Inscription
Successor to county's first one-room jail of rough lumber built about 1891, this building was erected 1907 by Southern Structural Steel Company, San Antonio. Officials who let the contract were P.D. Coulson, county judge; C.M. Barger, S.W. Gaston, T.J. Goss, M.C. Jones, Commissioners. At least seven early sheriffs lived downstairs, acting as jailkeepers. The prisoners averaged about four a month, jailed only for short terms for minor law violations. Coke County never has had a felon assessed the death penalty. The gallows on second floor were never used. (1972)
About this site
Coke County Jail is a historical marker in Robert Lee, Coke County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 31 historical markers documented in Coke County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 33 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8946, -100.4877 near Robert Lee. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fence-cutting War (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hayrick Lodge 696, A.F. & A.M., Coke, Richard, and First Methodist Church of Robert Lee.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5081000934. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
