
Montgomery County War Memorial Courthouse - Mt Sterling, Kentucky
Posted by:
BruceS
N 38° 03.417 W 083° 56.561
17S E 241812 N 4216222
County courthouse for Montgomery County, Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WM2ECZ
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2007
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Montgomery County was established in 1797. Two of its earlier courthouses were destroyed by fire. The previous courthouse was burned by Confederate forces in 1863 to prevent Union forces from using it. The current courthouse was built as a memorial to the Civil War and was constructed in 1890.