Texas Historical Marker

Sutton County Courthouse

Sonora · Sutton County · placed 1962 · Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

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Sutton County, Texas

The story

This building site of all land transactions incident to development of county. Water well, a few feet from building, was first water here, where sheepmen watered their flocks, hence locating here as a home. Father of founder of the townsite killed father of one of West Texas' most prominent families on site of Courthouse over argument concerning watering sheep.

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