Randolph County AlArchives News.....Randolph County Courthouse burns in Wedowee, Ala. .
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"The Cleburne News" .
Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama

NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, AUGUST 29, 1940

COURTHOUSE LOST BY FIRE IN WEDOWEE LAST SATURDAY

Wedowee, Ala.

Fire of unknown origin gutted the Randolph county courthouse on Saturday 
about dawn, destroying the entire upper floors and exhausting the city's 
water supply before the blaze was finally brought under control. According 
to Probate Judge H.M. Brittain, the fire was discovered about 4 a.m. by the 
jailer, who aroused citizens of the town by firing guns and sounding 
automobile horns up and down the streets.

The blaze had already made considerable headway before it was discovered and 
flames were belching out of the upper story windows and though the roof by 
the time the city's volunteer Fire Department could reach the scene. Efforts 
to distinguish the blaze were hampered by the city's low water supply. 
Additional water was provided by emergency pumps placed in the creek running 
behind the jail.

The fire was still burning at 7 a.m. Saturday morning, making it impossible 
for officials to enter the building to investigate the cause of the fire.

This is the second time the Randolph county courthouse has burned. A fire 
razed the courthouse in 1896, completely destroying the building and all 
county records. The present building was erected the following year.

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