Habersham County News
December 1923
The Butler Herald
Thursday, December 6, 1923
Page One
Habersham County Courthouse Burned
Clarksville, Ga., Dec. 2 –
Habersham County Courthouse was destroyed by fire here at an early hour this
morning, with an estimated loss of $50,000. Practically all the records of the
county officer were saved. All the records of the clerk’s and ordinary’s
office, some of which dated back to the county’s organization in 1818 were
removed intact as they were in a vault where constant streams of water played in
order to save them. Fire broke out just before midnight in the rear of the
building and spread very rapidly over the upper story in the superior
courtroom. By heroic effort on the part of the fire department, the fire was
confined to the courthouse but the Mountain View Hotel and nearby buildings were
saved only by hard work. *****Submitted by
Carla Miles ←
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