Historic Markers - Lafayette County Courthouse MS8

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Lafayette County Courthouse MS8

Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson

The original courthouse was burned in August 1864 by Union troops led by General A. J. Smith. Judge R. A. Hill secured Federal funds to construct the present courthouse which was completed and occupied in January 1872.

Mississippi Department of Archives and History

Courthouse Square in Oxford - North Side of the Courthouse Lafayette County Mississippi


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