U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Texarkana, TX and Texarkana, AK; Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. (original) (raw)

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
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Texarkana - US Post Office and Courthouse

Historical Marker

United States Post Office and Courthouse

Currently, only Federal office building to straddle state line. Present Texas-Arkansas state boundary (established in 1841 by United States and Republic of Texas) passes through center.

Each state had separate post offices until 1892, when first joint office was built on this site. It was razed in 1930, and in 1933 the present structure was completed. The base is of Texas pink granite while walls are of limestone from Arkansas.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1970

Texarkana - US Post Office and Courthouse historical marker

US Post Office and Courthouse historical marker
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010

Texarkana post office, court house on the state line

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse old postcard
Courtesy www.rootsweb.com/%7Etxpstcrd/

Texarkana - US Post Office and Courthouse eagle

Texarkana - US Post Office and Courthouse detail

Texarkana Texas Arkansas State Line sign

Texarkana - US Post Office and Courthouse

TexarkanaFromStepsOFUSCourthouseLookingDownCenterOfStateLineSt

From the steps of US Courthouse looking down the center of State Line St.
Photo courtesy Gerald Massey, 2010

US Post Office and Courthouse Texarkana state line

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