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Who owns the ‘Jail Square’?

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    The Vindicator | Casey Stinnett ? Liberty County plans to tear down the old jail to make room for a new judicial center and multi-purpose facility.
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    The Vindicator | Casey Stinnett ? This map in the collection at Liberty’s City Hall was made by H.O. Compton in 1905, based in part on the original town map, recreated near the center where can be seen the town squares as Mexican Land Commissioner José Francisco Madero laid them out, including a row of squares for a church, a city park, a courthouse, and a jail.

Here is a mystery for readers and maybe a headache for local officials as the county makes plans for tearing ...

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