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Old Hidalgo County Jail |
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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 |
Erected 1909-1910. One of first buildings in town after county seat moved here 1908 from Old Hidalgo. Spanish architecture, with red tile roof, white walls. A new jail was built in 1922; this became community center, and served as a meeting place for civic groups until 1931; then was city hall until 1966. Now the Hidalgo County Museum, its tower houses a hanging trap actually used only once, in 1913. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1966
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Old Hidalgo County Jail Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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