Panola County Courthouse - Carthage, Texas
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N 32° 09.360 W 094° 20.422
15S E 373604 N 3558514
Panola County has had five courthouses: 1848, 1850, 1853, 1885 and 1953.
Waymark Code: WM7WEN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/13/2009
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Carthage became the county seat in l884 when Jonathan Anderson donated 100 acres for the townsite.
The 1885 courthouse was replaced with the 1953 structure in use today. The old courthouse was auctioned for materials and a park was made of the courthouse lawn.