Pickens County Courthouse

Pickens County Courthouse (HMENR)

Location: Carrollton, AL 35447 Pickens County
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N 33° 15.714', W 88° 5.7'

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Erected 1877-78

Pickens County, named for General Andrew Pickens of South Carolina, was established December 19, 1820. First County Site was Pickensville. On March 5, 1830, the government awarded 80 acres of land at Carrollton for the County Site. The first courthouse erected at Carrollton was burned on April 5, 1865, by troops of Union General John T. Croxton. A freedman, Henry Wells, was accused of burning the second on November 16, 1876. He was arrested in January, 1878, and held in the garret of this building. Legend holds that as Wells peered out the North window at a mob gathering below, lightning struck nearby, indelibly etching his image on the pane.
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Year Placed1974
Placed ByAlabama Historical Association
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 11:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 398010 N 3680856
Decimal Degrees33.26190000, -88.09500000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 15.714', W 88° 5.7'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 15' 42.84" N, 88° 5' 42.00" W
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Area Code(s)205
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7 Tuscaloosa St, Carrollton AL 35447, US
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