The Lawrence County Courthouse was a good way to end the trip.  Good show!  I wondered for a moment whether I was getting too judgmental about courthouses, especially based on my disdain for several I had seen that day.  Then I remembered that I had asked that exact same question many times before.  If I … Continue reading 967. Mount Vernon, Lawrence County (MO030) →

The Webster County Courthouse was somewhat better than Lebanon’s (and head and shoulders over Buffalo), but still not quite what I might have hoped for.  I wasn’t going to complain though.  After my travails in Laclede County, I was ready for a cache that was a little less intensive and my chosen cache was on … Continue reading 966. Marshfield, Webster County (MO029) →

I wasn't especially enamored of the courthouse in Lebanon, but after Buffalo, I was willing to take whatever I got because it (probably) couldn't be worse. That said, it's a government center moreso than a courthouse, but the difference is academic at most, nonexistent at least. One of these days, when I have time, energy, … Continue reading 965. Lebanon, Laclede County (MO028) →

I noted with a smirk that there’s both a Buffalo and a Dallas County back home and I’m not especially fond of either of them.  And then I pulled up to the Dallas County Courthouse.  No.  Just plain no.  The less said about it, the better. There’s always a cemetery.  I figured the one on … Continue reading 964. Buffalo, Dallas County (MO027) →

The Polk County Courthouse was more like what I had expected to find as opposed to Stockton.  These lovely Romanesque pieces are always appreciated and the Midwest is good at providing them.  Strangely, I had trouble finding the front.  I was fairly sure there wasn’t a flagpole at first, but it turned out there was, … Continue reading 963. Bolivar, Polk County (MO026) →

Surprise!  I bet you didn’t see this coming!  I had to go back to Missouri a month after the trip to Manitoba for reasons.  I had important things to do that precluded my ability to go caching for most of it, but I was able to take a long route home so I could go … Continue reading 962. Stockton, Cedar County (MO025) →

The final county was a bit of a departure from the last few, but I didn’t have any commentary left in me.  Long trips exact a toll and by the time I’m at the end, I usually don’t have a lot of brain for analysis or snark left.  Being no longer cogent on such topics, … Continue reading 961. Butler, Bates County (MO024) →

I feel like I was just in Cass County… That said, again with the Midwestern square towers! That also said, usually when I see a motto on a courthouse, I tend to be somewhat cynical about it. It’s hard for me to feel cynical about this one, a true statement. The word “republic” literally comes … Continue reading 960. Harrisonville, Cass County (MO023) →

Once again, illumination was a winner for the courthouse!  So many courthouses in Texas would benefit from it so I wonder why so many don’t.  Is it a money thing?  While that would be my immediate guess, there were a lot of illuminated South Texas courthouses and that’s not an area renowned for its wealth.  … Continue reading 959. Maryville, Nodaway County (MO022) →

Looking at the lovely courthouse, I immediately thought myself clever to recognize it as Second Empire.  I was wrong; it was Italianate.  I have to admit that I couldn’t tell the difference between the two in this case, which it probably why I’m not an architect or a designer.  As I took my photos, I … Continue reading 958. Clarinda, Page County (IA16) →