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Swisher County Courthouse Tulia, Texas |
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 Photo Robert Deering 4/4/2005 |
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Completed - 1909
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Swisher County Courthouse Tulia, Texas |
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Completed - 1909
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COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1890 COUNTY NAMED FOR: James Gibson Swisher, a veteran of the Texas Revolution. COUNTY SEATS: One - Tulia COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Evidently the name Tule, after the nearby creek, had been selected, but at some point a clerk's error changed the name to Tulia. COURTHOUSES: Two - 1890 and 1909 STANDING: Originally a Renaissance Revival stucture, the 1909 courthouse was covered with a Modern-style brick veneer in a 1962 remodeling project. LINKS: Swisher County |
