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OH
Port Clinton
Ottawa
County Courthouse
315 Madison Street
Port Clinton
OH
Phone
Web Site
http://www.co.ottawa.oh.us/OCHome/Ottawa_County_home.html -
courthouse
Description
courthouse holds large murals of Perry's victory
& early local commerce
Type of
Resource
Historic Place
Primary
Focus
Building
Building
Type
Courthouse
Nature of
Group or Site
Government
New or
Updated:
8/30/2004
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Beyond the Newsstand
1871 Lodgings in 216 Ohio Cities
1799 Lodgings in 159 Oregon Cities
1910 Lodgings in 229 Tennessee Cities |
Oregon
Jacksonville
Jacksonville Museum S Oregon
206 North 5th St
Jacksonville OR 97530
Phone 541 773-6536
Web Site www.sohs.org/
Description local history in former Courthouse, with Children's museum next door in ex-jail
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Courthouse
Era 1883 |
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PA
Allentown
Lehigh
County Museum
501 West Hamilton Street
Allentown
PA
18101
Phone
610 435-9601
Web Site
Lehigh County Museum
Description
permanent and temporary exhibits in former
courthouse
Type
of Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building
Type
Courthouse
Research /Reading
Library
Era
1817
Owner/Operator:
Lehigh County Historical Society
New
or Updated:
3/2/2004 |
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SD
Custer
Custer
County 1881 Courthouse Museum
411
Mt Rushmore Road
PO Box 826
Custer
SD
57730
Phone
605 673-2443
Web Site
*****
Alt Web http://www.sdmuseums.org/sub_s/museum_page.php?museumid=20
Description
local history in courthouse used until 1973
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building
Type
Courthouse
New or
Updated:
8/22/2005
SD
Sioux Falls
Old
Courthouse Museum
6th & Main
Sioux Falls
SD
Phone
605 367-4210
Web
http://www.minnehahacounty.org/depts/siouxland/siouxland_museums/index.asp
E-mail
mailto:museum@minnehahacounty.org
Description
stone courthouse with clock tower has 3 floors of
regional history
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Building
Courthouse
Era
1893
Owner/Operator:
Siouxland Heritage Museums
New or
Updated
2/13/2006
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Tennessee
Bolivar
Little Courthouse
East Market Street
Bolivar TN 38008
Phone 901 658-3390
Alt Phone 901 658-5301
Web Site http://www.mtsu.edu/~histpres/APTA/page9.html
Description first county courthouse, later to converted to a residence, now open by appointment only
Type of Resource Historic Place
Primary Focus Building
Building Type Courthouse
Era 1824
Owner/Operator: APTA |
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Texas
Denton
Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum
110 West Hickory Street
1st Floor
Denton TX 76201
Phone 940 349-2850
Alt Phone 940 349-2854
Web Site http://www.dentonhistory.org/
Alt Site http://www.co.denton.tx.us/dept/hcm.htm
E-mail mailto:betty.copeland@dentoncounty.com
Description weapons, pottery, Texas Rangers, glass, local memorabilia,
local
history in stone courthouse; dolls, toys, thimbles, folk art pecan sculpture
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Courthouse
Collection A-F Arms
Collection N-Z Pottery
Owner/Operator: Historical Society of Denton County |
4284 Lodgings in 304 Texas Cities |
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Virginia
Independence
1908 Courthouse Foundation
107 East Main Street
PO Box 336
Independence VA 24348
Phone 540 773-3711
Web Site http://www.historic1908courthouse.org/
Description former courthouse holds museum, arts & crafts gallery, auditorium, offices, County tourist Information center
Type of Resource History Related Organization
Primary Focus Arts
Building Type Courthouse
Virginia
Spotsylvania
Spotsylvania Courthouse Historic District
Address
Spotsylvania VA
Phone
Web Site http://users.erols.com/jlefebre/spfi/hod/hod.htm
Type of Resource Historic District
Primary Focus Town
Building Type Courthouse
Era Civil War |
1683 Lodgings in 178 Virginia Cities |
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01/11/2008 |
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