The Gibson County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

AND

Has been featured as a collectible figurine by Department 56 Original Snow Village.

 

 

 

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This Photo of our third 
Courthouse was
taken before 1899
We know this because 
the clock has not been 
installed yet. 

 

Notice the public
water well
on the corner
and the dirt streets

 

Photo Courtesy of the Honorable Walter H. Palmer

 

The information about the history of the Gibson County Courthouses has been gathered from numerous sources including but not limited to the following.

 

Gibson County Courthouse Centennial Booklet 1984

Virgil A. Clift

Princeton From Tomahawks to Trenches by Virginia Folck

Nick Michas

Timothy A. Henning

History of Gibson County & Her People by Gil R. Stormont

Mary K. Kramer

Hon. Walter H. Palmer

History of Gibson County by James T. Tartt

Princeton Public Library

Princeton Daily Clarion

Bettie Ahlemann

Princeton Public Library Genealogy Department

Bonnie Johnson

History of The
Gibson County Courthouse
Princeton Indiana