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Llano, TX Courthouse Fire, Jan 1892

Posted September 14th, 2008 by Linda Horton

FIRE RECORD.

Courthouse at Llano.

LLANO, Tex., Jan. 23.---At 5 o'clock this morning the courthouse was burned to the ground and everything totally destroyed except the papers and records of the clerk's office. The building was one of the handsomest in west Texas, completed in 1885, cost $40,000 and was insured for 21,000. The fire originated in the sheriff's office, whether by accident or incendiary is not known.

Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX 24 Jan 1892

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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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