Historical Marker
Wheeler County Jail
Historical marker location:
Alan Bean & Texas St., Wheeler, Texas
( Intersection of Alan Bean & Texas Streets-Wheeler)
Marker installed: 1965
Built 1909 after county seat moved from historic Old Mebeetie. First sheriff, M. V. Sanders; jailer, J. M. Kezee. Built of concrete and steel. Used 20 years with only 1 prisoner escaping. Now used for library, museum and county offices.
(Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965).