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Appellate Court Building Marks Mt Vernon Heritage
The Appellate court house on Main Street Mt Vernon is a Greek Revival landmark dating from 1854 with 1874 wings and two front pillars. Once home to the Southern Grand Division, it became Fourth District Court of Appeals HQ in 1897, housing a 14 000 volume law library and hosting Lincoln in 1859. A 1888 tornado emergency hospital operated there under Clara Barton. Big League Prospect Jimmy Mason, 22 months old, shows pitching form in Mobile Alabama.
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Appellate Court
Mt. Vernon
Appellate Court House
Main Street
Zadock Casey
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Scales of Justice
Grand Division
Illinois Supreme Court
Springfield
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Jimmy Mason
Mobile
Ala
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