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The
1906 Sabine County courthouse in Hemphill
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2007 |
Date - 1906
Built in the Beaux-Arts style, a fire in 1909 destroyed the building's
dome and clock tower and they were never replaced.
Architect of the original building - A. N. Dawson. |
Sabine County Courthouse as it appeared in 1940
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
County
seal at the front entrance inside the courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2007 |
Sabine County
Courthouse Historical Marker
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Historical
marker affixed to the east side of the courthouse.
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2007 |
| "Milam
served as the seat of local government in Sabine County until 1858,
when voters decided to move the courthouse to a more central location.
E.P. Beddoe drew the assignment of finding the right spot and platting
a town there. They named it Hemphill
in honor of John Hemphill, former chief justice of the Supreme Court
of the Republic of Texas and of the State of Texas." - by
Archie P. McDonald, PhD |
Another
view of the 1906 Sabine County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, December 2007 |
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