Preble County Courthouse

Marker Front:

The current Preble County Courthouse, the third courthouse erected on this site, was designed by noted architect and Preble County native Harvey Hiestand. Its cornerstone was laid on March 17, 1917, with a copper box containing a bible, historic ...

Colonial Courthouse

The frame section of the structure dates to circa 1708 and is consistent with other Maryland courthouses in size, form, character and materials. The brick section was added circa 1820–40. Laws in the 18th century mostly were enforced by fines, ...

Tremont Courthouse

1839 - 1850

Abraham Lincoln attended court in the fine two story rectangular brick courthouse with four Grecian columns and copper dome on this site. Here in 1842 he was challenged to a duel by James Shields. Lincoln last spoke here ...

The Courthouse, Queen Anne’s County

Oldest courthouse in continuous use in the State of Maryland. The building was authorized by Acts of Assemby after the removal of the County Seat from Queenstown to Chester Mills, later Centreville. It was erected between 1791 and 1796 on ...

Old Rappahannock Courthouse

About half a mile northeast stood the old courthouse and clerk’s office of Rappahannock County, 1665–1693. To this courthouse Thomas Goodrich and Benjamin Goodrich, ordered to appear with halters around their necks, came to express their penitence for taking part ...

On This Site Stood the Courthouse

On this site stood the courthouse built in 1707 which was burned and repaired in 1720. A new building was erected in 1860 and remodeled in 1937.

Marker can be reached from High Street near Cross Street, on the left when ...

Scott County Courthouse

Side A:

County formed by Indiana General Assembly 1820. First county seat located at Lexington; first courthouse built 1821. Several attempts made 1822-1870 to move county seat to more central location, creating animosity among citizens. Scottsburg designated second county seat ...

Inyo County Courthouse

Architect: William H. Weeks

Contractor: McCombs and Son

Board of Supervisors

George W. Naylor * Amos Hancock

Thomas Thomson, Jr. * W.V. Butler

Charles Partridge

Accepted: November 8, 1921

The Inyo County Courthouse is located on land deeded to the ...

Lexington Courthouses

On this site or close by have stood five courthouses of Lexington District or County. In 1820 Barbara Corley deeded land in the present town for a centrally located courthouse. A later ante-bellum building was burned Feb. 17, 1865 by ...

Bee County Courthouse

Bee County was created in 1857 from parts of five neighboring counties. The first county seat was located seven miles east of this site, and the first commissioners court was held on the banks of Medio Creek in February 1858. ...