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U.S.
Post Office and Courthouse
Texarkana,
USARecorded
Texas Historic Landmark
State Line Ave. & 5th St.
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Historical
Marker TextUnited
States Post Office and CourthouseCurrently,
only Federal office building to straddle state line. Present Texas-Arkansas state
boundary (established in 1841 by United States and Republic of Texas) passes through
center.
Each state had separate post offices until 1892, when first joint
office was built on this site. It was razed in 1930, and in 1933 the present structure
was completed. The base is of Texas pink granite while walls are of limestone
from Arkansas.
Recorded
Texas Historic Landmark - 1970 |
U.S.
Post Office and Courthouse old postcard
Courtesy www.rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/ |
US
Post Office and Courthouse historical marker
Photo courtesy Gerald
Massey, 2010 |
From
the steps of US Courthouse looking down the center of State Line St.
Photo
courtesy Gerald
Massey, 2010 | |
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