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DEAF SMITH COUNTY COURTHOUSE
County Seat - Hereford, Texas

Deaf Smith County has had two courthouses: 1890, 1910

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Deaf Smith County Courthouse, Hereford, Texas today
Deaf Smith County Courthouse
Photo Courtesy Barclay Gibson, October 2002

The Present Deaf Smith County Courthouse - Hereford, Texas

Date - 1910
Architect - Chamberlin & Co.
Style - Classical Revival
Material - Faced in marble

Deaf Smith County Courthouse Christmas scene, Hereford, Texas
Christmas at Deaf Smith County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, December 2007
Deaf Smith County Courthouse, Hereford, Texas vintage photo
Deaf Smith County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939

Photo Courtesy TxDoT
Deaf Smith County Courthouse, Hereford, Texas  today
Deaf Smith County Courthouse today
Photo courtesy Stephen Michaels, December 2007
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The 1890 Deaf Smith County Courthouse - Hereford, Texas

Deaf Smith County Courthouse, Hereford Texas old postcard
The 1890 Deaf Smith County Courthouse
1905 postcard courtesy THC

Deaf Smith County History
"Deaf Smith County, on the western edge of the Panhandle, is bounded on the west by New Mexico, on the north by Oldham County, on the east by Randall County, and on the south by Parmer and Castro counties. It was named for Erastus "Deaf" Smith, a famous scout of the Texas Revolution.The county's center point is at 102°30' west longitude and 35°00' north latitude. ... " - See Handbook of Texas Online:
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/DD/hcd4.html
Deaf Smith County Towns and Ghost Towns:
County Seat - Hereford
Ayr
Bippus
Dawn
Glenrio on Route 66
Milo Center


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