Historical Marker

Site of the First Court House Built in Reagan County

Big Lake · Reagan County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5383005122

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Marker Inscription

The following officials were installed May 8, 1903 Joseph J. Boyd, judge, J. B. Lucas, clerk, Henry Japson, sheriff and tax col., Frank Ramsey, treasurer, W.C. Shamlin, surveyor, M. D. Sutherland, assessor, Commissioners: Jno. E. Gardner, W. C. Castlebury, A. J. Kerchville, G. F. Kirk. The county seat was moved in 1925 to Big Lake. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

About this site

Site of the First Court House Built in Reagan County is a historical marker in Big Lake, Reagan County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 12 historical markers documented in Reagan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 16 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.4108, -101.5680 near Big Lake. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stiles Courthouse (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Old Reagan County Courthouse, Stiles, and Stiles Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5383005122. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 31.4108, -101.5680 · Big Lake, Reagan County
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