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The 1871 former Menard County jail on San Saba Avenue
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, September 2007 |
Menard County
JailThe 1871 Menard
County jail on San Saba Avenue.
According to the book "Wanted: Historic
County Jails of Texas" by Edward A. Blackburn, Jr., this was Menard County's first
jail. The first floor had a store in front with the jail at the back. The second
floor, accessed only by an outside stairway on the west wall, was the courtroom.
Behind the courtroom was the trapdoor to the dungeon-type cell below. The jail
is now a private residence.- Terry
Jeanson, September 2007 | |
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