Old Wheeler County Jail, 1886
First jail in Panhandle of Texas. Central holding place for badmen. Built at cost of $18,500, including $1200 for a hangman's device put in to meet state requirement. Stone quarried on farm of Emanuel Dubbs, first county judge. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965
35.5101° N, 100.4425° W
Where to Find It
Mobeetie Jail Museum, Olaughlin St. 0.1 mi. SW of Dickerson St.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi N Temple Lea Houston Mobeetie
- <0.1 mi N Fort Elliott Flagpole Mobeetie
- <0.1 mi N Frank Willis, Sr. Mobeetie
- <0.1 mi N Captain G. W. Arrington Mobeetie
- <0.1 mi N Emanuel Dubbs Mobeetie
- 0.5 mi N Mobeetie Mobeetie