Black plaque № 26088

Jefferson, TX, United States

Marion County Courthouse. The Texas legislature created Marion County in 1860. Jefferson, established as early as 1841, was chosen as county seat. By 1860, Jefferson was a regional economical centre for steamboat traffic on Big Cyprus Bayou, navigable due to a logjam on the Red River. The County Gov

ernment occupied several buildings during its first 50 years, including a courthouse built in 1873 and the Murphy Building, used today as a courthouse annex. In 1912, the County hired architect Elmer

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