Habersham County GaArchives News.....Habersham County Courthouse Burned December 6 1923
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The Butler Herald, December 6, 1923
The Butler Herald
Thursday, December 6, 1923
Page One

Habersham County Courthouse Burned

Clarksville, Ga., Dec. 2 – 

Habersham County Courthouse was destroyed by fire here at an early hour this 
morning, with an estimated loss of $50,000.  Practically all the records of the 
county officer were saved.  All the records of the clerk’s and ordinary’s 
office, some of which dated back to the county’s organization in 1818 were 
removed intact as they were in a vault where constant streams of water played 
in order to save them.

Fire broke out just before midnight in the rear of the building and spread very 
rapidly over the upper story in the superior courtroom.  By heroic effort on 
the part of the fire department, the fire was confined to the courthouse but 
the Mountain View Hotel and nearby buildings were saved only by hard work.



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