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EASTLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Eastland, Texas

Date - 1928
Architect - Lang and Witchell
Style - Moderne-Art Deco
Material - Stone

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Eastland County Courthouse, Eastland, Texas

The Eastland County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, June 2002

Ol' Rip, The Entombed Horned Toad of Eastland County - next page
Eastland is the home of Ol' Rip, The Horned Toad that had more than his 15 minutes of fame. Rip is visible everyday in his sarcophagus at the North side of the Courthouse.

Eastland County Courthouse, Home of Old Rip

Eastland, Texas
on US Highway 80
"Paved from Coast to Coast!"

Eastland County Courthouse
"The Home of Old Rip"

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The 1897 Eastland County Courthouse, Old Rip's residence for 31 years

The 1897 Eastland County Courthouse, Ol' Rip's residence for 31 years
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Eastland County Courthouse, Eastland, Texas old photo

The 1928 (present) Eastland County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT

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Sagging Symbols by Dwight Young

My uncle ran a grocery store in our home town. It was on 6th Street, but the actual address really didn't matter. When people asked where the store was, we just told them it was on the courthouse square. That was enough. Everybody knew where the courthouse was. more

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Eastland County former jail, Eastland, Texas

The former Eastland County jail
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, June 2002

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EASTLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE County Seat - Eastland, Texas

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