Historical MarkerSite of the First Lamb County Courthouse
OIton · Lamb County · Dedicated 1972 · THC Atlas #5279004930
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Marker Inscription
Created in 1876, Lamb County was unorganized until it could muster 21 qualified voters, 1908. Citizens donated labor for first 9-room frame courthouse, which served until it burned in 1922. First county officials were: judge, H. R. Miller; commissioners, J. A. Hooper (Precinct No. 1), Claude E. Halsell (No. 2), G. M. Arnett (No. 3), Walter Sullivan (No. 4); sheriff, Herb Dickenson; clerk, George Gallaway; treasurer, Fred Schreier; assessor, Luther Williams. A new courthouse of brick and concrete was built here, 1922-23. After a 1946 election, the county seat was removed to Littlefield. (1972)
About this site
Site of the First Lamb County Courthouse is a historical marker in OIton, Lamb County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Lamb County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 20 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.1824, -102.1349 near OIton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Olton's Union Church Bell (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include First Baptist Church of Olton, Lamb County Sand Hills, and One of the Trails of Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5279004930. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
