I love old courthouses. The structure of the buildings, the surroundings, and even the monuments scattered about interest me. I wonder what types of interesting trials have been heard within the walls. I also become sad when I realize how many of our old courthouses gave way to fire. We are fortunate that some pictures remain of these grand old buildings, and that websites like the Carl Vinson Institute of Goverment maintains many of these pictures on their website.
The Telfair County courthouse seen here is located in McRae, Georgia and was built in 1934.
The image below is the first courthouse in McRae and it was built in 1873. Sadly it burned to the ground in the early 1930s.
The first county seat for Telfair County, however, was located in Jacksonville, Georgia. It is pictured below. The structure is made entirely of wood and was built in 1860.
