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Jack County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,472. [1] Its county seat is Jacksboro. [2] The county was created in 1856 and organized the next year. [3] It is named for Patrick Churchill Jack and his brother William Houston Jack, both soldiers of the Texas ...
This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jack County, Texas. Two properties are listed on the national register in the county, including one National Historic Landmark , which is also designated as a state historic site and state antiquities landmark and includes recorded Texas ...
Jacksboro is a city in Jack County, Texas, in the United States. Its population was 4,184 at the 2020 census. [3] U.S. Highways 281 and 380, and Texas State Highways 114 and 199 intersect at Jacksboro, which is the county seat of Jack County. [5]
The Jack County Courthouse, at 100 N. Main St. in Jacksboro, Texas, was completed in 1940.It was designed in 1939 by Wichita Falls architects Voelker & Dixon. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Jack County, Texas" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Fort Richardson was a United States Army installation located in present-day Jacksboro, Texas.Named in honor of Union General Israel B. Richardson, who died in the Battle of Antietam [4] during the American Civil War, it was active from 1867 to 1878.
A homicide victim discovered 35 years ago in a remote area of Jack County has been identified, according to a media release from the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Jack County Sheriff’s ...
Satanta or "White Bear" The trial of Satanta and Big Tree occurred in May 1871 in the town of Jacksboro in Jack County, Texas, United States.This historic trial of Native American war chiefs of the Kiowa Indians Satanta and Big Tree for the murder of seven teamsters during a raid on Salt Creek Prairie near Jacksboro, Texas, marked the first time the United States had tried Native American ...