Liberty in Liberty County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Plaza de Carcel y Casas de Correccion
Square of the Jail and Houses of Correction
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 22, 2018
1. Plaza de Carcel y Casas de Correccion Marker
Originally mapped 1831, according to laws of "Coahuila and Texas", then the northernmost state of Mexico. Prison sentences were to be worked out here. By 1885, though, this square was in the mercantile section of town, and the plaza to the east became "Jail Square."
Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9648.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
Location. 30° 3.551′ N, 94° 47.746′ W. Marker is in Liberty, Texas, in Liberty County. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 418 Main Street, Liberty TX 77575, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Commercial Corner (within shouting distance of this marker); Tarver Abstract Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Liberty County (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain William M. Logan (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Liberty County First Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Plaza de Mercado (within shouting distance of this marker); The Seven Courthouses of Liberty County (within shouting distance of this marker); Sam Houston in Liberty County (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Liberty.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 6, 2019
2. Plaza de Carcel y Casas de Correccion Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 26, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. 2. submitted on January 6, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
