Once again, I was quite satisfied with the courthouse.  I hoped this trajectory would continue as the day progressed.  It reminded me a little of Pawhuska back in Oklahoma, which is surprising considering how dissimilar the two are, but really shouldn’t have been surprising considering how close it is to here.  I also feel as … Continue reading 663. Independence, Montgomery County (KS080) →

Welcome back to Kansas, folks. I had a corner that I hadn’t had time to reach on the Kansas City trip, and, since I was already going to be so close, now was as good a time as any to take care of it. I liked the courthouse. It’s classy without being showy and has … Continue reading 662. Oswego, Labette County (KS079) →

Another lovely courthouse. I really liked the art deco–thing going on and the mini clock tower where they preserved the original machinery. I always like seeing those because they remind me of my grandfather, a longtime postal worker and amateur clockmaker. I know he would have liked this. That also said, I know there’s something … Continue reading 661. Columbus, Cherokee County (KS078) →

Now this courthouse, my friends, is resplendent!  It reminds me a lot of the old courthouse in Evansville.  I never wanted to own a castle, but I bet you this castle is updated with the finest(ish) heating and cooling systems and the greatest Wi-Fi ever!  Or maybe not.  I mean, it is the county and … Continue reading 660. Carthage, Jasper County (MO014) →

This most certainly made up for the debacle of Pineville. I also couldn’t help but snicker a bit. It never fails to amaze me how many of these small towns remind me of ones back in Texas because of the square layout that I’ve been seeing all over the place as long as I can … Continue reading 659. Neosho, Newton County (MO013) →

This is not how I wanted to start the morning off.  This courthouse is a courthouse, I guess…  Nothing particularly special about it, though.  I can only assume that it was the 70’s or some kind of crap like that.  I have nothing more to say about that. On the other hand, the historic courthouse right down … Continue reading 658. Pineville, McDonald County (MO012) →

If I had any hopes of getting away from Christmas, this was not the place to do it.  I turned around to look at the county square.  They were not trying to merely celebrate Christmas …   … they were trying to win Christmas.  For those of you who might not be aware, Bentonville is an exceptionally … Continue reading 657. Bentonville, Benton County (AR75) →

The courthouse in Berryville disappointed me.  To be terribly honest, I expected little less.  Dual seat counties had severely disappointed me thus far on this trip.  Eureka Springs, on the other hand, was less disappointing, but the town had a completely different issue: How did it become such a resort town?  And how did it … Continue reading 656. Berryville/Eureka Springs, Carroll County (AR74) →

Lovely courthouse.  It also has something I’ve only seen once before, specifically back in Denton.  There was an EarthCache based around the courthouse and the various rock types of its monuments.  If I was not rushing, I might have done it, but it required examining six or seven locations around the grounds, and that might … Continue reading 655. Harrison, Boone County (AR73) →

I was pretty conflicted about this courthouse face.  It’s got the flag and the monuments and even a clock, all the things usually found out front, but it doesn’t feel like it should be the front.  On the other hand, the back looks much more interesting, and it’s got the historical plaques that you usually … Continue reading 654. Yellville, Marion County (AR72) →