Mark Text
Williamson County Jail in continuous use since 1888. Native limestone - Cost $22,000 - replaced 1848 frame jail at grand jury request - financed without a bond issue. French Bastille styling - unchanged in remodeling, at cost of $40,00 in 1934.
recorded in 1965.
Google Map
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 30.640287- Longitude:-97.677469
UTM 14 R - east 0626764 - north 3390264
View Building a New County Jail in 1888 - PDF file
A special thanks to Jim Dillard for this slice of history -