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Knox County Courthouse Benjamin, Texas |
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 Photo: Robert Deering 7/18/2001 |
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Completed - 1935
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Knox County Courthouse Benjamin, Texas |
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Completed - 1935
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1886 COUNTY NAMED FOR: Henry Knox, the secretary of war in George Washington's first cabinet. COUNTY SEATS: One - Benjamin. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: The town of Benjamin was founded by Hillary Bedford in 1884 and named for his oldest son. COURTHOUSES: Three - 1886, 1891, 1935. The first courthouse, a small box-and-strip building, was replaced by a native stone structure in 1891. The Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works constructed the current building in 1935. STANDING: One - 1935 Modern style structure. LINKS: Knox County |
