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COMANCHE,
TEXAS
Comanche County
Seat
US 67 and 377
33 miles SW of Stephenville
26 miles NE of Brownwood
Hwy 36 and 16
Population:
4,482 (2000) 4,087 (1990)
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The
Comanche Depot
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Comanche
street scene
Original Comanche National Bank Building
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The
Comanche County Jail
Old postcard, TE archive |
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The
Comanche County Jail today
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The
Comanche County Jail
"Our New Jail is to be built by Martin & Moodie*
contractors, and completed by October 1, 1903. It will be build of
native sandstone, will be three stories high, and will be one of the
best structures of the kind in Texas. The contract price is $27,000;
it is to be fire proof and heated with hot air. Has separate cells
for women, men, boys, misdemeanor criminals, felons, lunatics, etc.,
fine sewerage, hospital room and modern conveniences."
- From a Special Edition of the Comanche Chief, March 14,
1903, Sidney J. Thomas, editor and publisher.
*Martin & Moodie were William Martin and Peter Moodie,
contractors who specialized in public buildings. - Margaret Waring |
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Comanche
Public Library
Photo courtesy
John E. Williams |
| Comanche
Public Library, established in 1960, offers many services from
a handsome comfortable building at 311 N. Austin Street, a block and
a half off the square. In 1974, the library dedicated its own building
designed by pre-eminent Texas architect O'Neil Ford of San Antonio.
The more than 20,000 volumes include selections for readers of all
ages along with public Internet access. The library's Special Collections
provide diverse Comanche and Texas and Southern States history and
genealogy materials. - Margaret Waring |
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Knights of Pythias Hall and detail
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Comanche
Tourist information
Comanche is a Main
Street City
Comanche Chamber
of Commerce
100 Indian Creek Drive Comanche, Texas 76442
Telephone 915.356.3233
http://www.comanchetx.org/
Comanche Texas
Economic Development Corporation http://www.comancheedc.org/index2.htm
A
Sunday drive, and where to stay |
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Comanche County 1906 postal map
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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