Moore County Courthouse In Autumn
by Lydia Holly
Title
Moore County Courthouse In Autumn
Artist
Lydia Holly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I have journeyed by this building many times over the years, and took the time to get out of the car and take a few photographs. Moore County Court House stands in the heart of Carthage, NC. I have added a filter to give it a bit of an artistic look. Enjoy those windows! The following information about the courthouse is taken from the Carthage, NC website:
"Moore County was created by dividing Cumberland County on July 4th,1784. Since there was no incorporated town in the new county to serve as the county seat or locate the official courthouse, in 1796 a committee of the legislature selected a site in the center of the new county. The name given to the new courthouse site was Carthage, which was finally confirmed by the General Assembly in 1818. The remainder of the town was not laid out until 1803.
Ten years later in 1814, the courthouse was moved to the present location of the historic courthouse at the intersection of the main avenue of Carthage. Carthage is on a high commanding ridge, and the courthouse site marks the highest elevation in that part of the county, an altitude of almost 900 feet. The 1814 courthouse was made of wood and was called The Red House. In 1837 the floor of The Red House collapsed, and a third courthouse had to be built. This one was made of brick. In 1889 even though this third courthouse was brick, it burned destroying many valuable papers and documentation of the county's early history. Within a year the fourth courthouse, also of brick, was built. The fourth courthouse was replaced in 1922 with the large building in the center of the town that stands today and we call the historic courthouse. Moore County's sixth county courthouse and government building was erected across the street leaving the historic courthouse standing in the middle of the circle. Today both the fifth and sixth courthouses serve as government offices and court facilities."
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November 5th, 2016
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