1895 Johnson County Courthouse-Wrightsville, Georiga
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Sprinterman
N 32° 43.810 W 082° 43.139
17S E 338922 N 3622680
A double cornerstone in a historic old courthouse in Georgia.
Waymark Code: WM6J3R
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2009
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Johnson County's first courthouse was a wooden structure built in 1859. It is unclear how long that building was used. The county's present courthouse was built in 1895. It was remodeled in 1938, at which time the clock tower was reduced in size and substantially altered. A major restoration of the courthouse was completed in 1996.
The WPA cornerstone was probably inserted when the 1938 remodel was finished. The original cornerstone which is smaller with the 1895 date was probably the original stone mounted at that time.
Year of construction: 1895
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Full inscription:
Johnson Co
Courthouse
Erected
A D 1895
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