Destruction at the Courthouse

The Raiders Strike

(Preface): Confederate Gen. Albert G. Jenkins led 550 cavalrymen on a 500-mile raid from Salt Sulphur Springs, Aug. 22-Sept. 12, 1862, attacking Federal forces and destroying military stores. He captured and paroled 300 Union soldiers, killed or wounded ...

1905 Courthouse Annex

Washington at Church Street

Built in 1905

Listed in the

National Register of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker can be reached from the intersection of North Jackson Avenue and West Mill Street.

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Effingham County Courthouse

1872

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is on Jefferson Avenue east of 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.

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Van Buren County / Van Buren County Courthouse

Van Buren County

Settlers attracted by lumbering came to this area in the 1830s. By the 1860s a mild climate, rich soil and easy access to the Chicago markets created a thriving fruit industry in Van Buren County. The county was ...

Barracks, Courthouse, Jail

The building in front of you is very much as it appeared in the 1890s. First built as military barracks, it was later converted for use as a courthouse and jail. Over time its appearance changed to accommodate different needs ...

Kearney County Courthouse

Erected 1906

This property is listed in

the National Register of Historic Places

Nebraska State Historical Society

Marker is on Colorado Avenue near 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.

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Gasconade County Courthouse

Gasconade County was created by an act of Missouri legislature, November 25, 1820. Daniel Morgan Boone, son of Daniel Boone, was appointed the first commissioner of the county to locate the site for the county seat and county jail. Gasconade ...

Hampshire County Courthouse

Secession and Occupation

On May 23, 1861, Virginians voted in a statewide referendum to approve or disapprove the Ordinance of Secession that the convention in Richmond had passed on April 17. Here at the Hampshire County Courthouse, 1,188 out of 2,635 ...

World’s Longest Courthouse Bench

Removed from Fayette County Courthouse during reconstruction and modernization of interior

1965

Hand hewn, heart pine center beam

Used 1825 to 1965

58 feet long

Marker is on Stonewall Ave East (Georgia Route 54) 0 miles east of Glynn Street South (Georgia Route 85), on ...

Nassau County Historic Courthouse

The 1891 Nassau County Courthouse is one of only a few remaining courthouses in Florida built in the late 19th century. An excellent example of the Italianate style, it features a square domed tower with cupola, brick corbelling, bracketed cornice, ...