Marker Inscription
Soon after Sutton County was organized (1890), the commissioners authorized the Pauley Jail Building and Manufacturing Co. of St. Louis to erect this jail. Construction was begun in Feb. 1891 under the supervision of Judge J. L. Dunagan. Completed in Sept. 1891, the two story native stone building had a jailer's residence in addition to cells for lawbreakers. The first prisoner here was gambler and gunman John Denson, a cousin of outlaw John Wesley Hardin. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1975
About this site
Sutton County Jail is a historical marker in Sonora, Sutton County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 11 historical markers documented in Sutton County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 12 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5728, -100.6442 near Sonora. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sutton, Colonel John S. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sonora Town Well, Site of, Sutton County Courthouse, and Mercantile Building, Old.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5435005158. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
