I liked the Rankin County Courthouse more than the last few I had been to.  It had a little more heft and gravitas to it.  And, I thought, I was going to get lucky on time because there was a cache across the street!  But, like back in Forest, no joy.  I couldn’t quite tell … Continue reading 900. Brandon, Rankin County (MS10) →

Another small-town courthouse which, like Decatur, was neither bad nor good.  Perfectly adequate is a thing.  I thought that Forest might be a city of chickens, much like Winnfield with pigs and Marysville with squirrels (Meridian was supposed to be a city of carousel horses, but I only saw one while I was there).  I … Continue reading 899. Forest, Scott County (MS09) →

The Newton County Courthouse was a small-town courthouse, neither good nor bad.  Decatur, to its credit, was the birthplace of civil rights activist Medgar Evers and had he been buried here, I would have made a beeline to add his grave to my list of notables.  Unfortunately (for several reasons), he is in Arlington so … Continue reading 898. Decatur, Newton County (MS08) →

Government center?  It’s not the traditional old-school courthouse I felt Meridian must have, but several important county offices were based there, so it would have to do.  It was early, I was cold, and I already felt like I was running behind at six in the morning.  I had planned to be up earlier, but … Continue reading 897. Meridian, Lauderdale County (MS07) →

Alright, I don’t even know what was going on with this courthouse.  Some kind of courthouse anarchy, perhaps?  The monuments were on one side, the entrance on another.  I couldn’t even see a flagpole, and I still don’t know if it was just obscured by all the trees or if it wasn’t there at all.  … Continue reading 896. Livingston, Sumter County (AL07) →

Is this the county courthouse?  I mean, it has a plaque on the front that says “Greene County.”  The property is called Courthouse Square.  There’s a flag and a monument out front.  You would think that they could at least afford some lettering or a larger signage that says “Greene County Courthouse,” but what do … Continue reading 895. Eutaw, Greene County (AL06) →

I wouldn’t call myself a fan of the courthouse, but I didn’t not like it.  Clean lines with an imposing height, it was functional but not some brutalist nightmare of a building.  I was dead on that it was built in the 1960’s (1963-4 to be exact).  But what really caught my eye was “Lurleen.”  … Continue reading 894. Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County (AL05) →

How many Jefferson Counties does this make now?  Now it’s nine, tying it with Washington Counties!Birmingham has a chonker of a courthouse, but I would expect no less from a city with its history.  Unfortunately, that history is not one to be envied.  There’s a reason why it once had the nickname “Bombingham.”  I took … Continue reading 893. Birmingham, Jefferson County (AL04) →

This entire county is full of tricks!  First and most importantly, the county has two county seats which didn’t come up in my preparations.  Consequently, I only went to one courthouse, the one in Ashville.  While I am not required to return (I have one courthouse, after all), I have no doubt I’ll get back … Continue reading 892. Ashville/Pell City, St. Clair County (AL03) →

Now that’s a courthouse!  The only thing that kept me from spotting it immediately was that there were just enough buildings around it that I couldn’t get a good look at the area, but there was little question what this building was.  I was also impressed by the Federal Courthouse across the street and thought … Continue reading 891. Anniston, Calhoun County (AL02) →