1938 - Hamilton County Courthouse - McLeansboro, Illinois
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BruceS
N 38° 05.611 W 088° 32.135
16S E 365347 N 4217304
Quick Description: County courthouse in McLeansboro, Illinois.
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 5/30/2009 9:13:08 AM
Waymark Code: WM6G94
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Long Description:Hamilton County was established February 8, 1821 from portions of
White County. The county is named for Alexander Hamilton, a
soldier, statesman, author and financier, aid on the staff of
Washington during the Revolution, a member of the Continental
Congress, first Secretary of Treasury (1789–1795), and
Commander-in-Chief of the United States Army in 1799.
The current courthouse was built in 1938. This courthouse is the
third for the county in that it did not have a permanent courthouse
from 1894 until this one was built. The first courthouse for the
county was built in 1821, and was constructed of logs. The second
courthouse was a brick building constructed between 1840 and 1843.
The brick courthouse burned to the ground in 1894 and was not
replaced until current courthouse was built in 1938.
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