Old Courthouse

300 W. Cahaba Ave., Linden, Alabama. County/parish: Marengo.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 18, 1974. NRIS 74000426.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Veteran's Hall

From Wikipedia:

Old Marengo County Courthouse

The Old Marengo County Courthouse, built in 1850, is a Greek Revival courthouse building located in Linden, Alabama, U.S. It was the third building to serve as the courthouse for Marengo County, Alabama, out of a total of five purpose-built courthouses. The courthouse was the site of a notable event on 9 October 1890 when nationally infamous train-robber and outlaw Reuben Houston "Rube" Burrow was shot and killed in the street in front of the building.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77836804

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