Walburg, originally called Concordia, is in Williamson County, Texas.  Jack Brooks recently told me about the old calaboose in that town.  He got the following information from a Mr. Mitchan, a resident of the town who was 80 years old at the time of the interview.  According to him and paraphrased by Jack, the calaboose used to be around the Northeast corner and about 100 yards from the cotton gin.  The frame was made from flat bar stock and would hold a maximum of 8-10 people. There were no places to sit.  The spacing was about 6″ x 6″ for the open gaps in the calaboose strap spacing.  In the 1960s, Carl Doering sold the gin.  The calaboose was left there for awhile.  Later, it was given to a local family who covered it with tin and still use it as a storage shed.

This is a great example of a calaboose that would never have been documented if it were not for people like Jack Brooks.  Although it is not in its original location and its exterior has been altered, it still exists and adds to the data base for calabooses in Texas.