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Marion County Courthouse Jefferson, Texas |
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 Photos: Robert Deering 8/31/2002 |
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Completed - 1912
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Marion County Courthouse Jefferson, Texas |
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Completed - 1912
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1860 COUNTY NAMED FOR: American Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox." COUNTY SEATS: One - Jefferson. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: President Thomas Jefferson. COURTHOUSES: Two - 1874 and 1912. The 1874 courthouse, located in the part of the town, was used as a public school sometime after the newer building was completed. It burned in 1937. STANDING: One -1912 Texas Renaissance courthouse built of brick. LINKS: Marion County - TXGenWeb |
