Terry County's First Jail

Terry County, organized in 1904, had no jail facility until this frame structure was erected in 1916 on the southeast corner of the courthouse square. The one-room building with two steel cells was replaced in 1926 by a jail located on the top floor of the new courthouse. This small structure then became property of A. T. Fowler, who moved it to his farm in the 1940s. The outside walls were plastered and the interior used for storage. Given to Terry County Heritage Museum in 1974 by A. T. and Terrell Fowler, the old jail was transferred to this site and restored. (1975)

Terry County's First Jail is a historical marker in Brownfield, Terry County, dedicated in 1975. It is one of 19 historical markers documented in Terry County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 27 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.1757, -102.2728 near Brownfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is A.M. Brownfield Home (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Terry Co. Historical Museum, First Baptist Church of Brownfield, and Terry County Courthouse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5445005234. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.