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Surviving records from Eighth Circuit courthouses such as Metamora show that Lincoln and his colleagues practiced general, unspecialized law. They served as criminal defense counsel, handled divorce and family-law cases, oversaw the passage of estates through probate , and were available to handle a wide variety of civil suits and disputes.
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]
Melvin Price Federal Building and United States Courthouse; Mercer County Courthouse (Illinois) Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site; Montgomery County Courthouse (Illinois) Monticello Courthouse Square Historic District; Morgan County Courthouse (Illinois) Moultrie County Courthouse; Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site
The community in which the courthouse is located is known as the county seat. The oldest current courthouse is the Putnam County Courthouse, built in 1839, while other courthouses have been built since 2010. Many courthouses were built following the destruction of previous buildings, either planned or unplanned; however, some former courthouses ...
The first regular court session held in the main courtroom was on May 4. County clerk Samuel Brown estimated the total project cost at $130,000 ($3.9 million in 2023 dollars), not counting litigation.
A much larger, Federal-style, wooden courthouse was opened in 1817 on Bethany’s square. County officials, however, needed to better protect records, and in 1823 a brick structure was built in ...
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 ...
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Eureka have ranged from a low of 13 °F (−11 °C) in January to a high of 86 °F (30 °C) in July, although a record low of −28 °F (−33 °C) was recorded in February 1905 and a record high of 111 °F (44 °C) was recorded in July 1936.