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Erected 1877-78 by architects and builders Thomas & Woerner of Fort Worth. Gerard B. Allen of St. Louis furnished ironwork. Initials on many of the native limestone blocks show masons' claims to payment for work. An early prisoner, John Selman, later killed notorious gunman John Wesley Hardin in El Paso. Superseded 1929 by a new jail, this became vault for archives (1940-68) of playwright Robert Nail. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1962.
Shackelford County's First Permanent Jail is a historical marker in Albany, Shackelford County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Shackelford County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 57 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7245, -99.2946 near Albany. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Old Jail Art Center (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Christian Church, Lynch Building, The, and Rye-Caperton House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5417004650. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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