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The Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site is a historic American courthouse located in Metamora, Illinois, the former county seat of Woodford County. The courthouse was built in 1845 as the governmental center for Woodford County and as a circuit court for the former Illinois Eighth Circuit.
Metamora was the county seat of Woodford County from 1843 until 1896. The Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site, a courthouse from this period, is preserved as an Illinois state historic site. Future President Abraham Lincoln and future Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson I practiced law there. [citation needed]
Local history [45] Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site: Metamora: Woodford: Western: Historic site: Restored to 1850s period, also includes local history exhibits: Midway Village Museum: Rockford: Winnebago: Northern Illinois: Open air: 1890-1910 Victorian village with 24 historical buildings, costumed interpreters, local history exhibits ...
The Society engages in a number of outreach programs to bring Missouri's history to the public. Such programs are the Missouri History in Performance theatre, the Missouri History Speakers' Bureau, and the Missouri Conference on History. The collection of the Society, concerning pamphlets, books, and state publications, is over 460,000 items.
Missouri State University (MSU or MO State), formerly Southwest Missouri State University, is a public university in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1905 as the Fourth District Normal School , it is the state's second-largest university by enrollment, with an enrollment of 23,418 in the fall semester of 2023. [ 5 ]
The Samuel E. Dimmick Mansion was built at the corner of Court and 9th streets, Honesdale, in 1869. In 1920, the Wayne County Memorial Hospital started there, and it was purchased in 1952 for the ...
The health department's Bureau of Vital Records provides free birth certificates to those seeking their first non-driver's license in order to vote if the applicant does not have a current driver ...
Missouri State University: Springfield: Public: Doctoral/Professional University: 23,418 1905 Missouri Western State University: St. Joseph: Public: Master's colleges and universities: 3,815 1915 Northwest Missouri State University: Maryville: Public: Master's colleges and universities: 9,662 1905 Southeast Missouri State University: Cape ...