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Grand jury pen
Civic
1850s
c. 1850
northeast corner of the public square
Verbatim Passage from Source
"The debut of the grand jury system in Poplar Bluff was made in the year 1850... marshalled by Sheriff Wallace to a pen made of joists from the house in which, on a spot of woods, which would now be designated as the northeast corner of the public square."
— Source: A VIEW OF A GROWING TOWN OR POPLAR BLUFF AS IT WAS, AS IT IS, AND AS IT WILL BE (referenced c. 1850)
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What We Know From This Source
A temporary enclosure made of joists used for the first grand jury meeting in 1850.
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