Historical Marker
Old Kent County Jail
Historical marker location:
CR 200, Clairemont, Texas
( junction of US 380 and SH 208, Clairemont)
Marker installed: 1965
Built, 1894, of red sandstone quarried nearby. Horse and cattle thieves, murderers, moonshiners most common prisoners. One of most difficult West Texas jails from which to escape. No attempted break successful.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965.