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Atascosa County Courthouse

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Jourdanton, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 28° 55' 6.4992", -98° 32' 44.4984"
 
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    This log cabin is a replica of first courthouse built 1856 near Amphion (Navatasco) 9 miles to the orthwest, on site given by Jose Antonio Navarro out of his 1828 grant from Coahuila and Texas. A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, he helped organize this county. First court term, 1857. First officials: Sheriff, James H. French; Chief Justice, Marcellus French; District Clerk, Edward Walker; County Clerk, Daniel Tobin; Tax Assessor-Collector, Thomas R. Brite; County Treasurer, Baylor Winn; District Attorney, James Paul; District Judge, E.F. Buckner. (1964)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Atascosa County Courthouse Historical Marker Location Map, Texas