Scott County Courthouse

 The Scott County Courthouse is a government building in Winchester, the county seat of Scott County, Illinois, United States. Completed in 1885, it is the third courthouse in the county's history. Scott County's first settlers arrived in 1820, one year after the Indians ceded the region to Americans.  A pair of local shopkeepers decided to start a town on Sandy Creek in 1830, and one...

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Deck's Drugstore

 The history of Decks drugstore began on March 7, 1884, when it was purchased by Lewis C. Deck and B.F. Clark. A few years later Lewis Deck became the sole proprietor. At this time the store sold drugs, groceries, and hardware. The store was dubbed the “white drugstore” as it was the only building front on Girard Square that was painted white. The second floor was used as a doctor’s office by Dr. George Hill and later by Dr. John Sha...

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Morgan County Court House

 Morgan County built their first county courthouse, a frame building, in 1825. Prior to this, court proceedings were held at various log cabins outside of Jacksonville- in fact Jacksonville had not yet been founded.In 1828, the county built its second couthouse, constructed out of brick, on the Jacksonville square. It was the first of its kind and was completed in 1830. Abraham Lincoln argued the case of Selby vs Dunlap at the second county...

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