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Log court building
Civic
1850s
c. 1859
Northeast corner of the public square in Poplar Bluff
Verbatim Passage from Source
"The Circuit court met at various settlers' homes on Cane creek until September 1859, when it convened in a crude log building erected on the northeast corner of the public square in Poplar Bluff."
— Source: Deem's History of Butler County Missouri (referenced c. 1859)
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What We Know From This Source
A temporary courthouse structure used starting in 1859.
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