Wharton County Courthouse - June 10th, 2018
Visit the 1889 Wharton County Courthouse in Wharton, TX
The 3rd Wharton CC has a familiar memorial in front of it
But it is not a Civil War Monument but one to the fallen sheriff
Sheriff Dickson was ambushed while on duty on Feb 7, 1894
No greater love than he who lays down his life for his friends
Memorial erected ten months later in memory of Dickson
To the northeast side at Milam and Fulton Streets
Add new monuments rather than tear down old Civil War monuments
East side of the Second Empire and Italianate styled Courthouse
Marker moved here in 1977 from a block and a half away
County named for brothers who served the Republic of Texas
Southeast side of the courthouse from Fulton & Burleson Streets
Find the gazebo in the southeast corner of the courthouse square
Continue around the gazebo and ornate lamps
South side view of the arched windows and a tall central clock tower
Wharton County includes part of Stephen F Austin's original land grant
Southwest corner of the courthouse square has an interesting memorial
Lion pedestal's descriptive plaque is currently be refurbished
Wharton County Veterans Memorial listing county KIA from WWI on
Saluting the eternal flame of freedom in the heart of man
The courthouse was extensively refurbished and rededicated in 2007
Walking around the southwest corner to Houston Street
Now looking at the west side of the courthouse square
Continuing around the northwest corner of the courthouse square
New 2004 cornerstone indicates the degree of refurbishment
And finally, the Confederate memorial to lost Wharton Co. soldiers
Opposite the southeast corner is the Wharton County Jail
Erected in 1938, fifty years after the courthouse
Find the TeePee Motel north of town on Hi-59 Business
If finally shut down after receiving flood damage from Hurricane Harvey
Beautiful 129 year old courthouse proudly displaying correct time below the bonus lighted Lone Star at the very top