Site of The First Courthouse

Site of The First Courthouse (HM15OC)

Location: Corsicana, TX 75110 Navarro County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 5.818', W 96° 28.123'

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The Texas Legislature specified that the seat of Navarro County should be called Corsicana; but the location was not secured until 1848 when this site was donated by David R. Mitchel, James C. Neill, and Thomas Smith. Other structures served briefly as quarters for count business; but the first actual courthouse was a log cabin erected here in 1848. The 15' by 17' building has the judges stand in one corner and county clerk's table in another. A two-story frame courthouse replaced the cabin in 1853.
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HM NumberHM15OC
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Marker Number14078
Year Placed1976
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 4:05pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 738875 N 3553988
Decimal Degrees32.09696667, -96.46871667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 5.818', W 96° 28.123'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 5' 49.08" N, 96° 28' 7.38" W
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Area Code(s)903
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 201-299 W 1st Ave, Corsicana TX 75110, US
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