Scurry County Jail of 1912


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Marker Number: 4620 
Marker Title: Scurry County Jail of 1912 
Index Entry: Scurry County Jail of 1912 
Address: College Ave at 27th 
City: Snyder 
County: Scurry 
UTM Zone: 14 
UTM Easting: 320228 
UTM Northing: 3621333 
Subject Codes: JA 
Year Marker Erected: 1982 
Designations: na 
Marker Location: College Avenue between 27 and 28, Snyder 
Marker Size: 18" x 28" 
Repairs Completed: Sand only. 
Marker Text: In 1911 the commissioners court of Scurry County presented plans 
for a new jail, since the two previous jail houses (built in 1884 and 1886) 
had proven insufficient for the county's needs. Land at this site
 was purchased with bond money, and the brick building was completed,
 using local labor, in 1912. The first floor housed the jailer and his family,
 while the prisoners cells and a hospital occupied the second and third stories.
 A trapdoor was included for use as a hanging gallows. This jail served the citizens
of Scurry County for over sixty years. (1982)