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Frame court house structure

Civic
1850s
c. 1853
Southeast corner of the public square in Poplar Bluff
Verbatim Passage from Source
"The Circuit Court was held in this crude building at regular intervals until 1853 when a small frame structure was erected on the southeast corner of the public square."

— Source: Deem's History of Butler County Missouri (referenced c. 1853)

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A frame building used as a courthouse from 1853 until 1859.

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