[Historic Marker Application: Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail]

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail, in Garden City, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

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[12] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 11 photographs

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Texas Historical Commission 1993.

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  • Main Title: [Historic Marker Application: Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail]
  • Series Title: Pecos Heritage Region

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Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail, in Garden City, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

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[12] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 11 photographs

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These files document historically significant buildings from five Texas heritage regions. Landmark status is awarded to structures deemed worthy of preservation and is the highest honor of its kind in Texas.

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  • 1993

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  • May 14, 2014, 6:37 a.m.

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Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Glasscock County Courthouse and Jail], text, 1993; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth410960/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.

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