Old Boston's Boston's New Boston |
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Many Bostons are located on this 1897 map of Bowie County. |
The courthouse in Boston succumbed to fire in the late 1980s (Texas Historical Commission). |
A pavilion reminds visitors where the courthouse once stood. The newest courthouse of New Boston sits along Interstate 30 today. |
The Boston jail sits at the corner of the former county courthouse square. Luckily, it survived the fire. RRH readers tell me that it is sometimes open for Halloween festivities. |
An interior shot of the jail shows the "sanitarium green" popular with institutional interior decor of the early 20th century. It was built in 1891. |
An abandoned floor surrounds the old jail - possibly from a portico structure? |
The backside of the jail shows its significant wear but also, its significant architecture. The fire escape is a nice touch. |
How to get there |
US 82 to New Boston and go south on McCoy Boulevard (TX 8), then turn east on Walters Boulevard (FM |