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Blanco County
Jail, Johnson City, Texas
Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, June 2005 |
1894 BLANCO
COUNTY JAIL
Noting the unhealthy
dampness of the basement where prisoners were first kept after the
Blanco County seat was moved to Johnson City, the commissioners court
ordered the construction of this jail facility in 1893. Completed
the following year, the jailhouse was built of limestone by J.E.L.
(Kergie) Dildine (1853-1925), a rock mason who came to Blanco County
from Kansas in the 1880's. Despite an 1897 jailbreak, the facility
has continued in use, with interior modifications to meet state jail
standards.
Historical Marker information above courtesy of Terry Jeanson.
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