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First Frame Court House
Civic
1880s
c. 1853
Southeast corner of the square
Verbatim Passage from Source
"About 1853 a small frame court house was erected on the southeast corner of the square, and in this one-roomed establishment the entire courts of the county were held"
— Source: A VIEW OF A GROWING TOWN OR POPLAR BLUFF AS IT WAS, AS IT IS, AND AS IT WILL BE (referenced c. 1853)
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A small, one-room frame courthouse built in 1853 that served as the primary government building for the county.
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