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Palo Pinto County Courthouse Palo Pinto, Texas |
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Palo Pinto County Courthouse Palo Pinto, Texas |
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 Photo: Robert Deering 7/23/2001 |
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Completed - 1940
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1857 COUNTY NAMED FOR: The name Palo Pinto is derived from the spotted oak. Palo is Spanish for trunk or post and pinto means spotted. COUNTY SEATS: One - Palo Pinto, which was named Golconda until 1858. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Same as county. COURTHOUSES: Three - 1857, 1882, and 1940. STANDING: One - 1940 Texas Renaissance building with Classical elements. This courthouse was built of sandstone that was recycled from the 1882 structure. LINKS: Palo Pinto County |
