First Public Building / Hartford, Kentucky
N 37° 27.048 W 086° 54.495
16S E 508115 N 4144886
First Public Building Located in Hartford, on the Courthouse lawn, US 231
Waymark Code: WMB3YR
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2011
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First Public Building
Ohio County's first jail and courthouse, a combined two-story, log structure, built 1799-1800. The second-story courtroom was of "well-hewed logs, with a raised bench for the court, a bar for the attorneys, with bannisters and rails." This building collapsed in 1813. The material salvaged was burned to celebrate the victory of Commodore Perry on Lake Erie.
Marker Name: First Public Building
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Building
Marker Number (for official markers): 1196
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
1968
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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