• county seat For most of its history, Hardin County has primarily supported the Republican Party in presidential elections, with only five of the party's candidates failing to win the county in the period from 1880 to 1984. (wikipedia.org)
  • After the county seat was moved to Tacoma in 1880, Pierce Co. (historylink.org)
  • Graham County was organized for administrative purposes on April 1, 1880, with 1500 inhabitants in the county and with the first county seat located at Millbrook. (tornadotim.com)
  • Former Worth County Courthouse, 1880 (approx. (hmdb.org)
  • A two-story jail, which matches the courthouse building in style and materials, sits adjacent the courthouse on the west and was built first, in 1880. (sah-archipedia.org)
  • An addition was built in 1880 and in in 1893 by John Tyler. (courthouses.co)
  • Half of Skamania County's workers are employed outside the county. (historylink.org)
  • 1 media/Goodspeed Title Page.png 2020-05-03T20:14:35-07:00 1889-10 Goodspeed's Memoirs of NEA, Lawrence County Excerpts 10 A leading source of info on late-18th-century Lawrence County, featuring a detailed sketch of the county's history and economy as well as numerous biographical sketches. (usc.edu)
  • 1893 - The county's first courthouse is built in Ogallala. (historic.one)
  • As is true of much local history, what was understood to be the reasons behind Riverside County's formation had been copied and recopied from one source, most of which was not true. (lawesterners.org)
  • Long thought to be the outcome of dissatisfaction over the construction of a new courthouse in San Bernardino, the reasons behind Riverside County's beginnings were numerous. (lawesterners.org)
  • U.S. Highway 20 U.S. Highway 65 Iowa Highway 57 Iowa Highway 175 Franklin County (north) Butler County (northeast) Grundy County (east) Marshall County (southeast) Story County (southwest) Hamilton County (west) Wright County, Iowa (northwest) The 2020 census recorded a population of 16,878 in the county, with a population density of 29.1426/sq mi (11.2520/km2). (wikipedia.org)
  • Ackley Alden Buckeye Eldora Hubbard Iowa Falls New Providence Owasa Radcliffe Steamboat Rock Union Whitten Garden City Cleves Gifford Alden Buckeye Clay Concord Eldora Ellis Etna Grant Hardin Jackson Pleasant Providence Sherman Tipton Union The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Hardin County. (wikipedia.org)
  • As of the 2020 census , the population was 8,226, [1] making it the second-least populous county in Florida. (wikipedia.org)
  • The county seat is Eldora. (wikipedia.org)
  • The county seat is Mayo . (wikipedia.org)
  • The county seat was New Troy until the court house burned down on New Year's Eve, 1892. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hear about the hardships they faced, such as enslavement and a lack of rights, and the triumphs they achieved before the county seat moved in 1893. (visitpwc.com)
  • King's County was not officially incorporated until 1893, when it broke away from Tulare and established a county seat in Hanford. (cschs.org)
  • Oregon City, the county seat of Clackamas County, is located southeast of Portland on the east side of the Willamette River, just below the falls. (orcity.org)
  • Several communities then contended for the county seat, but Maysville remained the choice of the people. (rootsweb.com)
  • Millbrook was destroyed by a tornado on August 4, 1887, and the county seat was moved to Hill City on March 10, 1888. (tornadotim.com)
  • Anniston is the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama , United States, and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area . (wikipedia.org)
  • 1879 - Ogallala, the county seat, is founded. (historic.one)
  • The population of 294,567 is mostly concentrated in Boulder, Colorado (County Seat) and Longmont, Colorado. (wikitree.com)
  • An old picture of Nicholls' Store now hangs in the County Seat Restaurant. (powhatanevents.com)
  • The following year, it was designated the county seat of Howard County. (waymarking.com)
  • The county was created in 1634 and City Point was selected as the county seat, which is now part of Hopewell . (courthouses.co)
  • The county seat was moved to Westover Plantation in 1639 on the north side of the James River. (courthouses.co)
  • In 1730, the county seat was moved to Charles City. (courthouses.co)
  • The Salt Lake City and County Building is considered as the seat of government for Salt Lake City in Utah. (anatoli.com)
  • The (second) Old Lafayette County Courthouse , built in 1893-1894, now an inn. (wikipedia.org)
  • The current Lafayette County Courthouse built in 1908. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Caldwell County Courthouse is the third courthouse built on this site. (lockhart-tx.org)
  • On the same site, a larger courthouse was built in 1893. (wttw.com)
  • In 1958 it returned to its home in the courthouse and there it remained until 1993 when a beautiful 5,000 square foot library was built on Court Square and became the home of the Decatur County Public Library. (decaturcountytn.gov)
  • In 1891 Washington pioneer George Gaches and his wife, Louisa Wiggin Gaches, built a splendid 22-room home on a rocky ridge above the town of LaConner in Skagit County. (historylink.org)
  • Built in 1928 at 9th Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle, the Paramount Theatre (originally called the Seattle Theatre) has over its long history brought to town some of the most diverse entert. (historylink.org)
  • The Pierce County Courthouse designed by Proctor & Dennis and built in 1893 stood as a landmark in Tacoma until its demolition in 1959. (historylink.org)
  • The substation designed and built by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) near Pomeroy helped expand the spread of electricity to the far-flung residents of Garfield County in Southeast Washingto. (historylink.org)
  • While you're here, take note of the historic building built in 1891 using Llanite, a granite found only in Llano County. (tourtexas.com)
  • Built in 1893, the Llano County Courthouse is an eye-catching example of Romanesque Revival-style architecture so prevalent at the time. (tourtexas.com)
  • The 55-by-30-foot brick courthouse was built by George W. C. McPherson at a cost of approximately $3,750 and completed in 1852. (rootsweb.com)
  • The building was razed in 1938 when a new courthouse was built. (rootsweb.com)
  • We are proud to have the first Carnegie Library west of the Mississippi, built in 1893 and now serving as a museum of local history. (fairfieldiowa.com)
  • Mr. J.R. Pomeroy, who assisted Mr. Hill in developing Hill City, donated most of the tract of land on which the courthouse was built. (tornadotim.com)
  • The original structure was built to house the Lyric Theater, which was the first theater to show motion pictures in Marin County. (marinmagazine.com)
  • The building served the county until 1962, when a larger structure was built adjacent to the west. (sah-archipedia.org)
  • The Central Hotel on South Second Street, where the current courthouse is, as well as the Albemarle Graded School on Third Street were both built by Brown. (thesnaponline.com)
  • Buildings he built included the second courthouse (1893) and three in 1906: the Marks Building and Hearne Building (both on the east side of Second Street) and the Parker-Little Furniture Building. (thesnaponline.com)
  • Bienvenue was built in 1820 by the same unknown contractor that built Morewood on Rocky Ford, Homestead just north of the village and probably the front portion of the Courthouse Tavern. (powhatanevents.com)
  • It is believed that the courthouse was built in the early 1730′s. or 1740′s The similarity between the brickwork with that of the courthouse at nearby Westover Plantation shows that the two buildings were constructed by the same builder. (courthouses.co)
  • The first courthouse was built. (courthouses.co)
  • The second courthouse was built in 1757 and is still standing. (courthouses.co)
  • The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1892 and opened on September 19, 1893. (wikipedia.org)
  • The history of Decorah Public Library dates back to 1892 and the Columbian club (study club) at the Unitarian Church. (decorahlibrary.org)
  • Other structures: storage building, brick oil house (1893). (uscg.mil)
  • Still more prestigious jobs included the Benjamin N. Duke House in lavish Queen Anne style for a member of the city's leading tobacco manufacturing family, and the (first) Durham County Courthouse , an eclectic brick building with mansard tower. (ncsu.edu)
  • Hardin County, along with Story County, was also a primary filming location for the 1996 movie Twister, starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt. (wikipedia.org)
  • The only Democrat since 1996 to win the county has been Barack Obama in 2008, winning by only 78 votes. (wikipedia.org)
  • We have newspapers on microfilm from 1893 until 1996, marriage and birth records, Census records, cemetery records, county history records, civil war and revolutionary war book records, county deeds and court minutes along with various old records from the courthouse listing certain wills, birth certificates and misc. (decaturcountytn.gov)
  • Daniel Lowry (1813-1893) came to Euharlee in 1864, purchasing large tracts of land , as did his son Dan, Jr. (1845-1902), beginning in 1870. (evhsonline.org)
  • Miller was a judge in Powhatan Court from 1893 to 1902. (powhatanevents.com)
  • The County Surveyor was one of the Constitutional Officers elected on May 2, 1893, the date the voters approved the formation of Riverside County. (rctlma.org)
  • Formation of Riverside County finally occurred on May 2, 1893. (rctlma.org)
  • George R. Eckel was the son of Edmond J. Eckel, architect of the previous courthouse. (rootsweb.com)
  • Designed by local architect Wallace Dow (1844-1911), the courthouse is constructed of dark pink Sioux quartzite from the Sioux Falls Granite Company-a material used in many of Sioux City's public, educational, and ecclesiastical buildings. (sah-archipedia.org)
  • By 1893, he moved to the burgeoning city of Atlanta, and he was listed as an architect in that city's directories from 1894 to 1909, the year of his death. (ncsu.edu)
  • Prior to formation, the area we know as Riverside County was partially located in San Bernardino County (west) and San Diego County (east). (rctlma.org)
  • During that last week of September whole communities of interior San Diego County were consumed by fire. (myforecast.com)
  • Stretching from Orange County to the Arizona border, Riverside County took most of its territory from San Diego County and the rest from San Bernardino County. (lawesterners.org)
  • The second courthouse was a two-story building and stood on the site of the current office of the county sheriff. (wikipedia.org)
  • In his book The American Spa , author Dee Brown notes that during the early years of baseball spring training in Hot Springs, "a makeshift field stood near where the Garland County Court House stands today. (arkbaseball.com)
  • Celebrate African American history month with a visit to this one-room reconstructed schoolhouse. (visitpwc.com)
  • According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 570 square miles (1,500 km2), of which 569 square miles (1,470 km2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km2) (0.1%) is water. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 2010 census recorded a population of 17,534 in the county, with a population density of 30.8014/sq mi (11.8925/km2). (wikipedia.org)
  • According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 548 square miles (1,420 km 2 ), of which 543 square miles (1,410 km 2 ) is land and 4.5 square miles (12 km 2 ) (0.8%) is water. (wikipedia.org)
  • Haakon County has Federal Census Schedules to help in researching your family tree. (genealogyinc.com)
  • 2 Furthermore, a piece appearing in the Arkansas Gazette on a February 2, 1905 discussed the site of the then-proposed courthouse as a location formerly used as a spring training baseball park. (arkbaseball.com)
  • In addition, it was used as a major league spring training site from 1886-1893. (arkbaseball.com)
  • In 1900 he was listed as head of household with his wife Jennie, a native of Virginia, and three children-Welby N. and Mary B. (born in 1886 and 1888, respectively, in North Carolina) and Darrell, born in Georgia in 1893. (ncsu.edu)
  • Together the two nonprofit leaders fought to bring awareness to Bush's story commissioning a historical marker through the Illinois State Historical Society on the grounds of Macon County Courthouse, just feet away from where Bush's murder occurred. (ilikeillinois.com)
  • A one-room schoolhouse sits on the county courthouse grounds. (truewestmagazine.com)
  • Present-day grounds of the Garland County Courthouse. (arkbaseball.com)
  • Evidence suggests that the Hot Springs Baseball Grounds were located at the approximate current day site of the Garland County Courthouse on Ouachita Avenue in Hot Springs. (arkbaseball.com)
  • The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Charles City on the north side of the courthouse. (courthouses.co)
  • The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Charles City to the west of the courthouse. (courthouses.co)
  • Located in the heart of Llano's downtown square, the courthouse is a recorded Texas Landmark and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. (tourtexas.com)
  • After a ten year effort involving hundreds of people in the county, a complete historic restoration was completed in the spring of 2000. (lockhart-tx.org)
  • Learn about the family's amazing history during the Reconstruction-era and about the restoration of the building. (visitpwc.com)
  • Twice propositions for a new courthouse were defeated, but in August 1938 voters approved a $55,000 bond issue, which was matched by a $45,000 government grant. (rootsweb.com)
  • The cornerstone was laid on August 15, 1893 and the building was completed on March 19, 1894. (lockhart-tx.org)
  • The cornerstone from the old courthouse was placed in the entrance hall of the new. (rootsweb.com)
  • 1 This location is supported by an ad that appeared in the Hot Springs Daily News on June 24th, 1891, mentioning that I.B. Albaugh's business residence, located near the site of the present courthouse, was "Beyond Base Ball Park. (arkbaseball.com)
  • This site is still being used for a modern courthouse. (tornadotim.com)
  • Hardin County was formed in 1851. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1851 the court ordered Abram Barger, superintendent, to submit a plan for the courthouse. (rootsweb.com)
  • William S. Conner, was appointed Superintendent of County Highways in May 1923. (rctlma.org)
  • This appointment separated the position of County Surveyor and the position of Superintendent of County Highways. (rctlma.org)
  • The first county library was located in the superintendent of education's office in the courthouse. (decaturcountytn.gov)
  • George M. Pearson went on to serve as County Surveyor for twenty one years from the date of incorporation until he left in May of 1914. (rctlma.org)
  • Alexander Chope Fulmor was appointed County Surveyor by the Board of Supervisors on May 1, 1914, replacing George Pearson. (rctlma.org)
  • Haakon County was established on November 3, 1914 (organized in 1915) from Stanley County . (genealogyinc.com)
  • They settled in Peters Colony northwest of Sherman, where the Sherman Museum, housed in a 1914 Carnegie Library, preserves the region's history. (truewestmagazine.com)
  • On September 10, 1914, Bartow County took over operations of the old Institute renaming the facility the Bartow Rural High School. (evhsonline.org)
  • The original courthouse was slated for demolition but concerned citizens campaigned to save it. (sah-archipedia.org)
  • Locations adjacent to Haakon County are Ziebach County , Stanley County , Jones County , Jackson County , Pennington County . (genealogyinc.com)
  • Then, in 1889, came an issue arousing moral and economic outrage - the fight over the location and cost and method of financing a courthouse. (rctlma.org)
  • 1889-1893, Wallace Dow. (sah-archipedia.org)
  • When a petition was submitted to the supervisors seeking a vote on the courthouse issue, the petition was ruled invalid. (rctlma.org)
  • For years county offices were spread around the town, with the courts operating out of the Opera House, until supervisors approved plans for a courthouse 'in granite stone [with] terra cotta trimmings and the sum of $26,000. (cschs.org)
  • Over the years, Keith County has experienced periods of growth and diversification. (historic.one)
  • 1990s - Keith County experiences significant population growth. (historic.one)
  • At the time it comprised all the area of present-day Lafayette and Dixie counties. (wikipedia.org)
  • Learn about the history of African-Americans from past to present through skits, dancing, song and speech! (visitpwc.com)
  • This is a history of the Rise, Fall, Rise, and Fall of the Occidental Hotel, located in Seattle's Pioneer Square, from 1881 to the present. (historylink.org)
  • First Public Road in the County Followed Present Route of US 36. (kshs.org)
  • The third and present courthouse was constructed in 2003 to 2005. (courthouses.co)
  • Eventually, the building was bought and torn down and the land later became part of what is now the current Stanly County Courthouse. (thesnaponline.com)
  • Four of the men were later hanged in the alley behind what was then the Cook County Courthouse at 54 West Hubbard Street. (wttw.com)
  • The original Cook County Courthouse at 54 West Hubbard Street (in whose courtyard the Haymarket hangings took place) was torn down. (wttw.com)
  • Much of Oregon City's importance lies in its early history as the first permanent Euro-American settlement in the Willamette Valley and the first incorporated city west of the Rocky Mountains. (orcity.org)
  • Cowtown soon had its own disreputable entertainment district several blocks south of the Courthouse area known all over the West as "Hells Half Acre. (stockyardsmuseum.org)
  • This county of 740 sq. mi.covers (3) topographic areas: 1) mountains in the west, 2) plains in the east, and a 3) trough that naturally extends from the plains and foothills.that runs between the plains and foothills. (wikitree.com)
  • The newspaper and courthouse were the first established west of St. Louis. (waymarking.com)
  • George and many of his friends and kinfolk joined the 4th N.C. Cavalry, Company B at the Caswell County Court House in Yanceyville. (nccivilwarcenter.org)
  • J The county commissioners committee = on court house and jail met yesterday and audited the mouthly biltt. (loc.gov)
  • Information courtesy of the Winneshiek County Historical Society. (decorahlibrary.org)
  • Postcard courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society. (usc.edu)
  • East Side of Courthouse Square [Photograph]. (kshs.org)
  • Rejection of the petition shifted the movement and motivated the activists to pursue the formation of a new county. (rctlma.org)
  • In 1848 DeKalb County residents presented a petition to the County Court to build a courthouse, but the court rejected it, preferring to purchase a log cabin on the east side of the public square in Maysville. (rootsweb.com)
  • The county is one of the original 8 shires in 1634, being Charles City Shire. (courthouses.co)
  • The history of railroad stations in Seattle reflects comprehensive changes in the overall architectural character of the city. (historylink.org)
  • The city of Ogallala, located in Keith County, became an important commerce and transportation hub for the area. (historic.one)
  • The county rented offices elsewhere in the city until the courthouse was completed in 1893. (sah-archipedia.org)
  • It is also usually called the City-County Building, as it formerly also housed the Salt Lake County government offices as well. (anatoli.com)
  • The construction of the Salt Lake City and County Building was constructed originally by the free masons between 1891 and 1894. (anatoli.com)
  • It was aimed to relocate the offices from the Salt Lake City Council Hall and the Salt Lake County Courthouse which was both erected in the 1860's. (anatoli.com)
  • The City-County Building was considered to be the firm's only architectural product during its existence. (anatoli.com)
  • The drastic loss in Salt Lake City and County revenues led to having certain design plans for the building discarded such as plans to installing large stained glass windows. (anatoli.com)
  • The City-County Building is designed after the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style. (anatoli.com)
  • Before he had a chance to defend himself in a court of law, a mob of 1,500 white people from Mt. Zion stormed the courthouse, and abducted him. (ilikeillinois.com)
  • Lafayette County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida . (wikipedia.org)
  • He has been interested in the local history of Riverside County for more than 35 years and has written eight books on various subjects of Riverside County history, including Along the Old Roads - A History of the Portion of Southern California That Became Riverside County, 1772-1893, considered to be the definitive history of Riverside County. (lawesterners.org)
  • The drought, which made brush and buildings tinder dry, set up the worst fire conditions in California history as hot Santa Anna winds sent the temperature soaring to 105 degrees at Los Angeles, and to 97 degrees at San Diego. (myforecast.com)
  • The former Minnehaha County Courthouse is one of the most substantial buildings in downtown Sioux Falls. (sah-archipedia.org)
  • The courts and other county offices occupied the Neoclassical Romanesque building until a new government center was constructed in 1977. (cschs.org)
  • Although originally equiped with electricity, the courthouse had no indoor plumbing. (lockhart-tx.org)
  • the old Militia District Courthouse, dating before the Civil War, and a calaboose or jail, all of which attest to Euharlee's historic past and unique charm. (evhsonline.org)
  • Because the county records were destroyed during the Civil War, the construction date of the courthouse is uncertain. (courthouses.co)
  • Skamania County on the Columbia River in Southwest Washington is home to several of the state's most famous features including Mount St. Helens in the northwest and Bonneville Dam in the southeast. (historylink.org)
  • Its eastern boundary, also shared with Weld and Denver Counties, runs along the plains on the (E) eastern edge of Longmont. (wikitree.com)
  • The odds are very good that your potential forefathers have left a comprehensive record of at least quite a few elements of their lives in the Haakon County court records. (genealogyinc.com)
  • The following are web links to Family history and genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Haakon County . (genealogyinc.com)
  • The Onslow County Courthouse was destroyed along with all its records, and Beacon Island disappeared. (myforecast.com)
  • Seattle's venerable Parker's Ballroom (which opened in 1930 on the "New Seattle-Everett Highway," now known as Aurora Avenue N) held a unique place in Northwest music history. (historylink.org)
  • Its (NW) northwest corner of the county holds the Rocky Mountain National Park, including Longs Peak. (wikitree.com)
  • In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.70% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 23.80% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 20.70% who were 65 years of age or older. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are many individuals who would like us to forget ugly parts of our nation's history, but Decatur activists Dana Thomas of Affordable Activism and Dominique Bates-Smith of Walk It Like We Talk It believe we have an obligation to make sure that the many stories like Bush's lynching are told. (ilikeillinois.com)
  • Get a Texas history lesson at the Llano County Historical Museum, where you'll see treasures like a collection of Native American projectile points, antique phonographs, saddles, and cash registers that help tell the story of Llano County. (tourtexas.com)
  • This prompted plans in 1887 for the construction of the Union Stockyards about two and one half miles north of the Tarrant County Courthouse. (stockyardsmuseum.org)
  • In 1883, Keith County was established and named after Keith County, Ogallala, a respected Cheyenne warrior. (historic.one)
  • The Decatur County Library is very proud of the material found in the Tennessee and Genealogy room. (decaturcountytn.gov)
  • Genealogist often overlook the benefits of Haakon County court, probate, and land files as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy details. (genealogyinc.com)
  • Feel free to furnish your own most liked Haakon County genealogy or family history associated sites. (genealogyinc.com)
  • The county courts first met at the home of Ariel Jones near Fayetteville. (wikipedia.org)
  • After county organization in 1845, first courts met in homes. (rootsweb.com)
  • The Decorah Public Library is an all-encompassing resource center providing materials and programs for the leisure, entertainment and the life-long learning of the citizens of Decorah and the Winneshiek County area. (decorahlibrary.org)
  • [2] Lafayette County is a prohibition or partially dry county , allowing retail sales of beer. (wikipedia.org)
  • The county was named in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette , the French general who rendered assistance to the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War . (wikipedia.org)
  • This is where many of Boulder County 's cities and towns are found, such as Lafayette, Louisville, and Superior. (wikitree.com)
  • The Fort Smith National Historic Site's museum exhibits, amidst the preserved remnants of interior walls of the old barracks-jail-courthouse building, recount the role of the U.S. marshal service in meting out justice for Judge Isaac Parker and his federal court. (truewestmagazine.com)
  • The museum provides a place to learn about the history of the house from its use as a residence for the Dabbs family to its tenure as Henrico's police headquarters from 1941 to 2005. (visitrichmondva.com)
  • The Stockyards Museum showcases the rich history of the Fort Worth Stockyards and the north side of Fort Worth. (stockyardsmuseum.org)
  • In 1974, the building reopened as a museum with three floors of exhibit space dedicated to regional history. (sah-archipedia.org)
  • This obstacle to navigation along the Columbia became the main engine of economy in Skamania County. (historylink.org)