Historical Marker
Sutton County Courthouse
Historical marker location:
Water & Main St., Sonora, Texas
( Corner of Water and Main Streets, Sonora)
Marker installed: 1962
This building site of all land transactions incident to development of county. Water well, a few feet from building, was first water here, where sheepmen watered their flocks, hence locating here as a home. Father of founder of the townsite killed father of one of West Texas' most prominent families on site of Courthouse over argument concerning watering sheep.