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John Closner Home |
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Edinburg,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
26° 18' 8.59779",
-98° 9' 44.35533"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
Built 1887, enlarged 1888. Social center. Had county's only piano. While pioneering in farming and irrigation, Closner also brought law and order to the outlaw-plagued county. After 1884-1890 service as deputy, was elected sheriff in 1890-- the ninth in 7 years. Without using six-gun or killing a man, tamed gangs of rustlers and bandits. When he retired in 1912, he had enforced six-shooter law (no guns worn)-- a border first. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
John Closner Home Historical Marker Location Map, Edinburg, Texas
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