Historical Marker
Mills County Jail
Historical marker location:
US 183, at Courthouse square, Goldthwaite, Texas
( Highway 183, Courthouse Square, Goldthwaite)
Marker installed: 1965
Mills County Jail, 1888. First structure built by newly organized county, before county seat was chosen.
The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos, Texas in 1883. The event included bronco riding, calf roping, and bull riding.