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Throckmorton
County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
The
Present Throckmorton County Courthouse
Throckmorton,
Texas
Date - 1890
Architect - Martin, Byrnes and Johnston
Style - Italianate
design
Material - Stone
Annex - Built 1938
The county was organized
in 1879, with Willliamsburg, 6 miles north of Throckmorton, as the county seat. |
| "This
photo of the 1890 Throckmorton County courthouse with its original tower is hanging
on the wall inside the front entrance." - Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April 2006 |
Throckmorton
County courthouse front entrance
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, April 2006 |
Throckmorton
County Courthouse today
2002 photo courtesy Jack Williams |
Another
early view of the Throckmorton County Courthouse
Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/
%7Etxpstcrd/ |
Throckmorton
County Marker TextThrockmorton
County
Formed
from Fannin and Bosque counties.
Created January 13, 1858.
Organized March
18, 1879.
Named in Honor of Dr. William Edward Throckmorton, 1795-1843, a
revolutionary soldier. Father of James
Webb Throckmorton, who became Governor of Texas in 1866.
County seat,
Throckmorton | |
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