Lee County Courthouse and Judges - Opelika, AL
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N 32° 38.758 W 085° 22.744
16S E 652031 N 3613200
This two-sided marker tells the history of the Lee County Courthouse in Opelika, Alabama, as well as listing the probate judges up until the date the marker was placed.
Waymark Code: WMHJGZ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2013
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The courthouse is an impressive building. The text of the markers gives more detail:
Lee County Courthouse
Lee County was created from portions of Russell, Macon, Chambers and Tallapoosa by act of the Alabama legislature, approved December 5, 1866. The county's first election was held January 21, 1867. An early courthouse stood across the street from the present structure. In 1896, when W. C. Robinson was Probate Judge, erection of today’s courthouse got underway: low bid, $23, 000; architect’s fee, $1,000; total bond issue, including jail, $35,000. Last bonds paid off in late 1930’s. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places July 23, 1973.
Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission
1978
Lee County Probate Judges
David Read, January 21, 1867- August 10, 1872
Wilson Williams, August 1872 - 1880
James K. Edwards, 1881- October 20, 1883
Thomas L. Frazer, November 2, 1883 - 1886
William Carlisle Robinson, 1887 - 1898
Frank Monroe Renfro, 1899 -1904
John B. Lyons, Late 1904 - May 24, 1915
Griffin P. Butler, June 1, 1915 - November 28, 1932
um Duke, late 1932 - January 1935
John T. Frazer, January 15, 1935 - January 25, 1949
James Lewis Killian, 1949- 1950
Ira H. Weissinger, Sr., November 11, 1950 - January 17, 1977
I. H. (Hal) Smith, January 18, 1977 -
Erected by the Historic Chattahoochee Commission
1978
Marker Name: Lee County Courthouse / Lee County Probate Judges
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
There are two benchmarks associated with the courthouse. One is the familiar brass marker, drilled into in the cornerstone. The other is the top of the spire.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1978
Marker Number: None
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