County's First Law Men

First sheriff elected when the county was organized, 1884, was W. W. "Uncle Billy" Nelson. He authorized the first "Calaboose" (jail)--a frame structure only 8x10x8 feet. Uncle Billy resigned; however, after 6 months; cowboys were an unruly lot. T. J. Faught was next appointed sheriff, 1885. He gained respect of cowhands when, using a wooden pool cue as a weapon, he calmed a rowdy group in the west side saloon. Faught never wore a gun; was elected 3 terms, 1886-1892. In original Snyder town plat, a street was named for Sheriff Faught; it is now 27th Street. (1967)

County's First Law Men is a historical marker in Snyder, Scurry County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Scurry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 63 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7167, -100.9180 near Snyder. The nearest cataloged historic site is Scurry County's Canyon Reef Oil Field (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Scurry County Courthouse, Company G, and Home County of Famous Frontiersman J. Wright Mooar.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5415001091. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.