First Buchanan County Court house in Sparta, & Baby born there News Article, 1945
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AM1994.4.74
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First Buchanan County Court House in Sparta, & Baby born there News Article, 1945
Newspaper clipping - "Memories of First County Courthouse at Sparta are Recalled by Birthday of Alice Criteser, who Will be 90 on Wednesday" - History of courthouse at Sparta & woman who was born in it. April 1, 1945
Newspaper photo: Alice J. Criteser, who was born in the log cabin at Sparta which had served as the first courthouse of Buchanan County. She is 90 years old.
Newspaper photo: Sparta Farm: Property of Samuel Mc Cauley Buchanan Co. MO
Newspaper photo: A view of the solid walnut stairway in the McCauley house. It has not been changed, except for minor repairs, since it was first built and reflects the simplicity of the pioneer construction.
Newspaper photo: The old McCauley residence as it appears today. Part of the brick uprights which formerly supported the porch are still to be seen. The farm is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schaub, who are repairing and modernizing it as rapidly as materials become available.
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St. Joseph News-Press, Sparta, Buchanan County Courthouse, Sparta History
