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Howard County Courthouse Big Spring, Texas |
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 Photo: Robert Deering 6/12/2004 |
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Completed - 1953
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Howard County Courthouse Big Spring, Texas |
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Completed - 1953
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1882 COUNTY NAMED FOR: Volney Erskine Howard, a United States congressman from Texas in the 1840s and 1850s. COUNTY SEATS: One - Big Spring. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: It derives its name from the nearby "big spring" in Sulphur Draw, which was a watering place for coyotes, wolves, herds of buffalo, antelope, and mustangs; the spring was a source of conflict between Comanche and Shawnee Indians and a campsite used by early expeditions across West Texas. COURTHOUSES: Three - 1884, 1908, and 1953 STANDING: One - 1953 Modern courthouse built of brick, tile, and concrete. LINKS: Howard County |
