Topic: Green Dewitt Land Grant

1 chapters across the catalog

Sheriff Glen Sachtleben On Gonzales Tx History   1996 [0xSVebTXZ2E]
0:02 - 4:00

Sheriff Glen Sachtleben On Gonzales Tx History 1996 [0xSVebTXZ2E]

Gonzales County Jail Museum History and Architecture

Glenn Socklin provides a tour of the old Gonzales County Jail, a structure built in 1895 on the original Green Dewitt land grant. The facility served as a regional jail for multiple counties until the mid-1970s and features a replica gallows and original prisoner graffiti. Though designed for 100 inmates, the building eventually fell into disrepair with minimal plumbing before being converted into a museum and Chamber of Commerce office.