Rowan County Courthouse Fire - Civil War - Morehead, KY, US
N 38° 11.066 W 083° 26.008
17S E 286868 N 4229077
Location: Morehead, Courthouse lawn, US 60
Waymark Code: WMR2FQ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2016
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Description: Twenty-two Kentucky courthouses were burned during Civil War, nineteen in last fifteen months: twelve by Confederates, eight by guerrillas, two by Union accident. Courthouse at Morehead burned by guerrillas March 21, 1864, the easternmost damaged incident to war. Building was again burned in 1880. County records before 1880 all destroyed by fires.
Type of Structure: Public building
Other: Courthouse
Construction Date: 01/01/1858
Fire Date: 03/21/1864
Structure status: Still standing building
Cause of Fire:
Burned by Confederate guerrillas in Civil War.
Documentation of the fire: [Web Link]
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