MuseumAustin McCloud Appellate Court Museum
Eastland · Eastland County · THC Atlas #4200001378
Texas history, up close and curated.
About this site
Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum is a museum in Eastland, Eastland County. It is one of 3 museums documented in Eastland County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 71 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.4016, -98.8192 near Eastland. The nearest cataloged historic site is Eastland County Courthouse (courthouse), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Camp Salmon, C.S.A., Eastland County, Early Settlers of, and Eastland County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200001378. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum in Eastland interprets the history of Eastland County's courts and the Eleventh Court of Appeals, which sits in the city. Located across from the courthouse, it displays antique legal documents, photographs, and courtroom memorabilia and preserves a restored second-floor courtroom. The museum is named for retired Chief Justice Austin McCloud, who served as a judge for more than forty years, nearly twenty-five of them as chief justice of the Eleventh Court of Appeals.
Sources: austinmccloudappellatecourtmuseum.orgthecomanchechief.com
