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Friday, July 12, 2013

Friday Fences

Today's fence has historical significance. The first courthouse in Cumberland County, in which Abraham Lincoln once lost a case and then pardoned the man after he became Governor, burned on 11/5/1885.  It is widely believed to have been arson. The courthouse was rebuilt and is still conducting business to this day.  It sits in the center of town square.

There is a photo of the old building hanging in the entry hall of the current courthouse, which shows a fence encompassing the courthouse lawn.  It isn't there anymore, guess I assumed it was taken down during re-building. But what happened to that fence? I recently found out it was moved to the cemetery.  It separates the property line to the south. 

Last weekend I took some pictures of that really old fence.





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13 comments:

  1. Gerald (SK14)July 12, 2013 at 7:58 AM

    a recycled fence!

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  2. Jan n JerJuly 12, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    wow what a relic...love it!

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  3. Elizabeth EdwardsJuly 12, 2013 at 8:14 AM

    one of my favorite. that is so detailed... nice shots. leaning & all. ( :

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  4. Tanya BreeseJuly 12, 2013 at 8:21 AM

    beautiful....love old wrought iron!

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  5. RoseJuly 12, 2013 at 9:43 AM

    That is a great way to reuse the fence...it is a beauty.

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  6. LVJuly 12, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    Great history and fence
    sharing.

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  7. KayaJuly 12, 2013 at 10:42 AM

    That is one great fence. It's so beautiful and you took excellent pictures of it!!!

    Interesting history!

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  8. FayeJuly 12, 2013 at 11:04 AM

    Glad this piece of history has been preserved and is still in use today as a recycle. Great shooting perspective to better show off the fence design. Particularly like those fancy fence "posts".

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  9. TexWisGirlJuly 12, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    really cool corner piece!

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  10. LisaSJuly 12, 2013 at 7:49 PM

    Interesting background you shared about the fence! I love hearing local stories about our presidents.

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  11. Gemma Wiseman aka Pamela AdamsJuly 12, 2013 at 8:08 PM

    Love the character in this lovely old "historic" fence line!

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  12. Jenn JilksJuly 13, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    Isn't that interesting?
    What a spot for it!
    Cheers from Cottage Country!

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  13. EG CameraGirlJuly 14, 2013 at 3:59 PM

    Well, I'm glad the fence was recycled and not tossed away.

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