Eastland County Courthouse, 1883, Eastland County Courthouse, 1898, Eastland County Courthouse, 1928, Old Rip, and 2 others

Eastland, TX, United States

Eastland County Courthouse. The Texas legislature created Eastland County in 1858, but sparse settlement delayed organization until 1873, when Merriman (7 mi. NE) became the first county seat. Charles Connellee and Jack Daugherty platted the new town of Eastland near the center of the county, and by

a vote of 67 to 60 the county seat moved here in 1875. The commissioners met in a stone building across from the town square. The Texas & Pacific railway arrived in October 1880 and spurred growth, b

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