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Scurry
County Courthouse
County Seat - Snyder, Texas
Scurry County
has had 2 courthouses: 1886, 1911
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The
1911 Scurry County Courthouse
Architect - Lang & Witchell
Style - Texas Renaissance
Material - Brick
1939 photo
Courtesy TXDoT |
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The 1911 Scurry County Courthouse is encased in granite from a remodeling
in 1972. The tower had been removed in 1950. |
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The
courthouse today. 1972 remodeling architect - Joseph D. Hinton
Photo courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp, 2001 |
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The
Scurry County Courthouse after removal of the tower
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The
Scurry County Courthouse in the mid 50s
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Another
view of the courthouse after removal of the tower
Postcard courtesy rootsweb.com/
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the courthouse lawn is a statue of a white buffalo - a sacred Indian
symbol. More history |
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In
2001, Snyder's former white buffalo has been retired to the Scurry
County Museum. - Replaced by this more true-to-life model
Photo courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp |
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