​Kimble County Jail

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Marker Text: ​This building, Kimble County's third jail, was erected in 1892 during the term of Judge W.A. Spencer and Commissioners G.R. Armstrong, J.F. Cowsert, and H.W. McCaleb. Built at a cost $3,150, the two-foot thick hewn stone walls gave the fortress the reputation for being "as secure as Huntsville State Prison." Among the many prisoners held here was the 1896 killer, Gip Hardin, brother of noted badman John Wesley Hardin. (1964) 

Marker No: 2892

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

Geographic: 30.490173,-99.764572

Location: North 5th and Pecan Street, Junction