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THROCKMORTON,
TEXAS
Throckmorton County
Seat, Panhandle/ North Central Texas
US 380 & US 183/283
35 miles N of Albany
33 miles E of Haskell
37 miles W of Graham
71 miles NE of Abilene
123 miles NW of Fort Worth
72 miles SW of Wichita
Falls
Population 905 (2000) 1,036 (1990)
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The former
Throckmorton County jail
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, February 2004 |
Throckmorton
County Courthouse
Date - 1890
Architect - Martin, Byrnes and Johnston
Style - Italianate design
Material - Stone
Annex - Built 1938
Throckmorton County has had 2 courthouses. The county was organized
in 1879, with Willliamsburg, 6 miles north of Throckmorton, as the
county seat. |
Throckmorton
County Courthouse today
2002 photo courtesy Jack Williams |
Throckmorton
County Courthouse as it appered in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
Throckmorton
History
"...It
became the county seat when the county was organized in 1879. Early
businesses included a Mr. Tadley's store and a cafe and stage stand
run by C. A. (Alex) Housley. Throckmorton County only had a population
of 124 by 1890. ...." See Handbook of Texas Online:
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/TT/hjt6.html |
Throckmorton
Bridge
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
Throckmorton
Texas Forum
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