Lafayette County Courthouse Historic Marker - Oxford, MS
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N 34° 21.996 W 089° 31.129
16S E 268369 N 3805680
The Lafayette County Courthouse stands on the courthouse square in downtown Oxford, Mississippi. This historical marker is located on the north side of the square.
Waymark Code: WMQ7GR
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2016
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County of marker: Lafayette County
Location of marker: 1 Courthouse Square, courthouse lawn, Oxford
Marker created by: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Marker placed by: Oxford Rotary Club
Date of marker: 1994
Supplemental Plate Text:
Placed by
Oxford Rotary 1994
Marker text:
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE
The original courthouse was burned in August 1864 by Union troops led by General A. J. Smith. Judge R. A. Hill secured Federal funds to construct the present courthouse which was completed and occupied in January 1872.