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1891 former Stonewall County Courthouse on US 380 is now a private
residence. Architect: Elmer George Withers |
Another
view of the former Stonewall County Courthouse
Photos courtesy Barclay
Gibson May 2002 |
History in
a Pecan Shell
The man "Captain" W.E. Rayner later went on to found one of the two
settlements that merged into the present Lubbock, but in 1888 he was
busy organizing a movement to separate Stonewall from Jones County.
An election in December of 1888 did exactly that.
The town of Rayner was platted in 1889 just after it became the first
county seat of Stonewall County. Not everyone was happy with the choice
and in 1898 there were two elections to move the county seat of government
to Aspermont.
Old Glory never seemed to be a consideration. The vote of the second
election overwhelmingly favored the more centrally located Aspermont,
which has remained the county seat.
The former rock courthouse from 1888 remains and a historical marker
7 and a half miles east of Aspermont
marks the spot. The former Rayner town cemetery lies south of US Highway
380.
See the
present Stonewall County in Aspermont |
The
former Stonewall County Courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
Rayner,
Texas Forum
Rayners of
New Zealand. Just a call of interest. Our branch of the family origated
from Yorkshire England. - John Rayner, Blenheim, New Zealand,
16/Dec/2002
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