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Red River County Courthouse Clarksville, Texas |
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Completed - 1884
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Red River County Courthouse Clarksville, Texas |
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Completed - 1884
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1837 COUNTY NAMED FOR: The Red River along the Texas-Oklahoma border COUNTY SEATS: Two - La Grange (Present-day Madras) and Clarksville COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: James Clark, who in 1833 moved to the area and laid out a townsite. COURTHOUSES: Three - 1838 in La Grange; 1852 and 1884 in Clarksville. STANDING: One - 1884 courthouse built of limestone with a mixture of Renaissance Revival and Second Empire elements with a 1910 addition. LINKS: Red River County |
