TRAVEL
The old Burnet Jailhouse
that was built in 1884
had cells upstairs, while
the sheriff’s offices and
living quarters below
were used until 1982.
The statue in front is
a memorial to Texas’
Longest Serving Sheriff
Wallace Riddell.
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At the Fort Croghan
Grounds and Museum
in Burnet, you can visit
a cabin such as this to
get a sense of what life
was like on the early
Texas frontier.