How Our Courthouse Came to Be

It’s the Story
The Pawnee County Courthouse on November 11, 1918 as citizens gathered to celebrate Armistice Day, the conclusion of World War I. Construction of the courthouse had begun in 1911 and completed by 1912. The building was still very new. Photo by Archer King, courtesy of Table Rock Historical Society.
The Pawnee County Courthouse on November 11, 1918 as citizens gathered to celebrate Armistice Day, the conclusion of World War I. Construction of the courthouse had begun in 1911 and completed by 1912. The building was still very new. Photo by Archer King, courtesy of Table Rock Historical Society.

Don’t you just love a good story? 

Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. 

Sharla Sitzman of Table Rock collects stories from yesteryear and yesterday.

Part 1 – Third

Times a Charm

Our present courthouse was erected over a century ago. It is a beautiful building designed to serve in the “courthouse citadel” fashion by a noted architect, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is…