Ellis County Court House - Arnett, OK
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YoSam.
N 36° 08.060 W 099° 46.260
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Almost looks like a library, but sits atop the hill in town, center of the square.
Waymark Code: WM9M1B
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2010
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County of Courthouse: Ellis County
Location of Courthouse: 100 S. Washington St., Arnett
Some history: Built in 1912, the historic Ellis County Courthouse stands in the center of the Courthouse Square in Arnett.
Just south of the Courthouse stands the old jail and an historic log cabin that is still in use today by the local Boy Scouts.
The Courthouse Square is the center of town activities and festivals throughout the year.
Thoughts on 1912: Despite the rhetoric, 1912 didn't seem as positive for the folks of Ellis County as did earlier years. Crop prices were down somewhat and we were beginning to feel the effects of the insect world. Machinery and those new automobiles were wonderful but also fatal at times. War was looming in the Balkans and beyond. But Shattuck was planting trees in the town and planning well attended fairs and shows and, of course, there was always the carrot on the stick called "oil and gas". How things have changed, how they remain the same! [from the The Shattuck Monitor 1912]