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Presidio County Courthouse Marfa, Texas |
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 Photo: Robert Deering 9/2/2005 |
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Completed - 1886
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Presidio County Courthouse Marfa, Texas |
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Completed - 1886
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1875 COUNTY NAMED FOR: The ancient border settlement of Presidio del Norte. COUNTY SEATS: Two - Fort Davis and Marfa. In 1887 Fort Davis became the seat of Jeff Davis County, which was established from Presidio County lands. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Reportedly, the wife of a railroad executive suggested the name Marfa from Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, which she was reading at the time. COURTHOUSES: One - 1886 STANDING: One - 1886 Second Empire courthouse built of brick and stone. LINKS: Presidio County |
