see – Archer County Courthouse
see – Archer City
This imposing building is easily spotted from the courthouse steps. Archer City’s not that large of a town, so things are easy to find.
According to the historic marker: “By 1909 Archer County had outgrown its original jail, a 16-foot square frame building. Construction on this larger facility was completed in Sept. 1910. The sandstone structure was designed with living quarters for the sheriff and his family on the ground floor. The second and third floors had cells and a hanging gallows which was never used. The first prisoner held in this jail was arrested for stealing a horse. More than 8,000 prisoners were jailed here until the county opened a new facility in 1974.”