County's First Law Men


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Marker Number: 1091 
Marker Title: County's First Law Men 
Index Entry: County's First Law Men 
Address: College Ave, at Courthouse 
City: Snyder 
County: Scurry 
UTM Zone: 14 
UTM Easting: 320194 
UTM Northing: 3621163 
Subject Codes: LE 
Year Marker Erected: 1967 
Designations: na 
Marker Location: College Avenue at Courthouse Square, Snyder 
Marker Size: 18" x 28" 
Repairs Completed:  
Marker Text: 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)