Now that is a lovely courthouse. Note there's a Sailor and a Doughboy here! Just like back in Crowell and Hobart! It was almost worth the drive. I wasn't entirely sure it was at the time though, not because of the courthouse, but because of the drive. You see, I had been avoiding Arizona for … Continue reading 676. Kingman, Mohave County (AZ01) →

Oh, Nevada! Welcome to Disneyland in hell. The layout of downtown Las Vegas was somewhat bizarre and labyrinthine, reminding me at times of the Lament Configuration (for the horror movie fans among you). Winding, crazy streets lead to other winding, crazy streets, none of which make sense in any shape or form. I was a … Continue reading 675. Las Vegas, Clark County (NV01) →

Have I seen something that’s straight up cut out of stone out here in a while?  Are there even quarries around here?  I mean, this does look lovely but a lot of the brick here has been red if I remember correctly, except for Springfield and that’s big enough of a place to have cut … Continue reading 674. Cassville, Barry County (MO021) →

Talk about a little town in the middle of nowhere!  Fun fact: Galena covers three-quarters of a square mile in area, making it physically smaller than Paint Rock but not as small as Mentone.  The courthouse is perfectly fine, a small courthouse for a small community.  It actually threw me off for a moment because … Continue reading 673. Galena, Stone County (MO020) →

Now, this is a pretty good way to start off the morning.  Nice and stately without being too ostentatious.  That said, a theory just occurred to me as I marveled at this place.  I noticed some towns in Missouri seem to have these epic courthouses that are like living castles, while others tend to be more laid … Continue reading 672. Ozark, Christian County (MO019) →

Now, THIS is how you do a courthouse in an important city!  Admittedly, it doesn’t have the same panache as some of the other courthouses in Missouri, but this is a stately place where the business of the county has been transacted for generations.  Or maybe not.  I had and still have no earthly idea when they … Continue reading 671. Springfield, Greene County (MO018) →

This wasn’t a terrible courthouse, but the only thing especially to its credit was that it was easy to find the front, the only face that had a light in the door.  That was nice.  Other than that, everything about getting has been a pain in the proverbial tuches.  Zigzagging routes and crappy country roads … Continue reading 670. Greenfield, Dade County (MO017) →

The courthouse is nice and all, but it seems lesser in comparison to some of the glorious courthouses I’ve gotten out of Missouri previously.  That and the Christmas lighting.  However, having been bludgeoned over the head by Bentonville, these lights can hardly be considered damning.  Had the courthouse a tower or dome on top, I … Continue reading 669. Lamar, Barton County (MO016) →

Well, Missouri, you are certainly doing very well on points in the courthouse rankings!  For the most part, anyway.  You disappointed me earlier today, but you have certainly been making up for it.  I didn’t want to spend a lot of time here, though, after the debacle of Fort Scott.  After taking a quick five … Continue reading 668. Nevada, Vernon County (MO015) →

Excellent!  This is a gorgeous courthouse!  Oh, and may I give extra kudos to the pro-Union statuary.  I know I don’t talk about it anywhere near as much as I used to, but seeing Confederate crap all over the place gets really tiresome.  I know, I know…  Heritage something something, but it's my heritage too, … Continue reading 667. Fort Scott, Bourbon County (KS084) →