Clinton County Courthouse

ID: 2515
This file appears in: Courthouse Burned
Clinton County Courthouse

A new courthouse was built in Albany in the 1870s after the previous one was burned during the Civil War. That building was replaced by the one shown here, which was built in 1895. This courthouse burned by accident in 1980. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Courthouse Burned

By Tim Talbott
Historical Marker #597 in Albany notes the burning of the Clinton County courthouse by guerrillas during the Civil War. With Kentucky being torn in both its allegiance and its geographical location—between the Ohio River and the seceded…