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ONLY TWO COURTHOUSES REMAIN FROM THE FAMOUS 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHICH ABRAHAM
REMAIN FROM THE FAMOUS 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHICH ABRAHAM LINCOLN ROAD.
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHICH ABRAHAM LINCOLN ROAD. ONE OF THOSE IS IN METAMORA.
THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO ORIGINAL COURTHOUSES THAT STILL REMAIN THAT WERE ON THE 8TH JUDICIAL
COURTHOUSES THAT STILL REMAIN THAT WERE ON THE 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, AND THIS BUILDING -- IT
THAT WERE ON THE 8TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, AND THIS BUILDING -- IT BEGAN IN 1844, FINISHED IN 1845,
CIRCUIT, AND THIS BUILDING -- IT BEGAN IN 1844, FINISHED IN 1845, AND THAT'S WHEN LINCOLN BEGAN TO
BEGAN IN 1844, FINISHED IN 1845, AND THAT'S WHEN LINCOLN BEGAN TO PRACTICE LAW HERE.
AND THAT'S WHEN LINCOLN BEGAN TO PRACTICE LAW HERE. WE HAVE PIONEER ARTIFACTS FROM
PRACTICE LAW HERE. WE HAVE PIONEER ARTIFACTS FROM THE PERIOD THAT LINCOLN WAS
WE HAVE PIONEER ARTIFACTS FROM THE PERIOD THAT LINCOLN WAS PRACTICING HERE, AGAIN 1840'S
THE PERIOD THAT LINCOLN WAS PRACTICING HERE, AGAIN 1840'S 1850'S.
PRACTICING HERE, AGAIN 1840'S 1850'S. THINK IT WILL GIVE PEOPLE AN
1850'S. THINK IT WILL GIVE PEOPLE AN IDEA WHAT THE LIFESTYLE WAS
THINK IT WILL GIVE PEOPLE AN IDEA WHAT THE LIFESTYLE WAS AROUND HERE WHEN HE WAS
IDEA WHAT THE LIFESTYLE WAS AROUND HERE WHEN HE WAS PRACTICING.
AROUND HERE WHEN HE WAS PRACTICING. THE MEMOIR HOUSE WAS A SMALL
PRACTICING. THE MEMOIR HOUSE WAS A SMALL HOTEL, BOARDING HOUSE, THAT WAS
THE MEMOIR HOUSE WAS A SMALL HOTEL, BOARDING HOUSE, THAT WAS LOCATED HERE IN METAMORA WHEN
HOTEL, BOARDING HOUSE, THAT WAS LOCATED HERE IN METAMORA WHEN LINCOLN WAS PRACTICING LAW.
LOCATED HERE IN METAMORA WHEN LINCOLN WAS PRACTICING LAW. THE JUDGES, LAWYERS, WOULD, ONCE
LINCOLN WAS PRACTICING LAW. THE JUDGES, LAWYERS, WOULD, ONCE THEY COULD FANAGLE AN INVITATION
THE JUDGES, LAWYERS, WOULD, ONCE THEY COULD FANAGLE AN INVITATION TO STAY WITH A LOCAL FAMILY,
THEY COULD FANAGLE AN INVITATION TO STAY WITH A LOCAL FAMILY, THEY HAD TO MAKE DUE WITH LESS
TO STAY WITH A LOCAL FAMILY, THEY HAD TO MAKE DUE WITH LESS THAN LUXURY CONDITIONS OF THOSE
THEY HAD TO MAKE DUE WITH LESS THAN LUXURY CONDITIONS OF THOSE KINDS OF PLACES, AND THE HOUSE
THAN LUXURY CONDITIONS OF THOSE KINDS OF PLACES, AND THE HOUSE WAS ONE WHERE THE CIRCUIT RIDERS
KINDS OF PLACES, AND THE HOUSE WAS ONE WHERE THE CIRCUIT RIDERS DID STAY.
WAS ONE WHERE THE CIRCUIT RIDERS DID STAY. WE HAVE A NICE DISPLAY OF THINGS
DID STAY. WE HAVE A NICE DISPLAY OF THINGS THAT WERE USED WHEN LINCOLN WAS
WE HAVE A NICE DISPLAY OF THINGS THAT WERE USED WHEN LINCOLN WAS PRACTICING.
THAT WERE USED WHEN LINCOLN WAS PRACTICING. THIS WAS THE TABLE THAT WAS IN
PRACTICING. THIS WAS THE TABLE THAT WAS IN THE OFFICE OF NEWTON BATEMAN WHO
THIS WAS THE TABLE THAT WAS IN THE OFFICE OF NEWTON BATEMAN WHO WAS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
THE OFFICE OF NEWTON BATEMAN WHO WAS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. THAT WAS A TABLE AROUND WHICH
WAS SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. THAT WAS A TABLE AROUND WHICH MR. LINCOLN AND OTHERS GATHERED
THAT WAS A TABLE AROUND WHICH MR. LINCOLN AND OTHERS GATHERED TO PLAN HIS CAMPAIGN STRATEGY
MR. LINCOLN AND OTHERS GATHERED TO PLAN HIS CAMPAIGN STRATEGY FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
TO PLAN HIS CAMPAIGN STRATEGY FOR THE PRESIDENCY. BECAUSE MR. LINCOLN WAS TOE SO
FOR THE PRESIDENCY. BECAUSE MR. LINCOLN WAS TOE SO TALL, HE HAD DIFFICULTY SITTING
BECAUSE MR. LINCOLN WAS TOE SO TALL, HE HAD DIFFICULTY SITTING AT A TABLE, AND HE COULDN'T FLEX
TALL, HE HAD DIFFICULTY SITTING AT A TABLE, AND HE COULDN'T FLEX HIS KNEES UNDERNEATH IT.
AT A TABLE, AND HE COULDN'T FLEX HIS KNEES UNDERNEATH IT. PEOPLE FROM JUST WERE PUTTING IT
HIS KNEES UNDERNEATH IT. PEOPLE FROM JUST WERE PUTTING IT UP ON CASTERS, HE SAID IT WOULD
PEOPLE FROM JUST WERE PUTTING IT UP ON CASTERS, HE SAID IT WOULD MAKE IT UNCOP TABLE FOR EVERYONE
UP ON CASTERS, HE SAID IT WOULD MAKE IT UNCOP TABLE FOR EVERYONE ELSE.
MAKE IT UNCOP TABLE FOR EVERYONE ELSE. THEY CUT OUT SECTIONS FOR
ELSE. THEY CUT OUT SECTIONS FOR MR. LINCOLN'S KNEES.
THEY CUT OUT SECTIONS FOR MR. LINCOLN'S KNEES. WE ALSO HAVE A TABLE HERE THAT
MR. LINCOLN'S KNEES. WE ALSO HAVE A TABLE HERE THAT WAS LOCATED IN A TAVERN IN
WE ALSO HAVE A TABLE HERE THAT WAS LOCATED IN A TAVERN IN BOWLING GREEN WHICH NO LONGER
WAS LOCATED IN A TAVERN IN BOWLING GREEN WHICH NO LONGER EXISTS.
BOWLING GREEN WHICH NO LONGER EXISTS. SUPPOSEDLY MR. LINCOLN WAS
EXISTS. SUPPOSEDLY MR. LINCOLN WAS SERVED AT THIS TABLE.
SUPPOSEDLY MR. LINCOLN WAS SERVED AT THIS TABLE. YOU CAN SEE THE SPIDERS, THE
SERVED AT THIS TABLE. YOU CAN SEE THE SPIDERS, THE SPIDERS ON THE TABLE WHICH IS
YOU CAN SEE THE SPIDERS, THE SPIDERS ON THE TABLE WHICH IS MARKED FROM HOT AT THE -- HOT
SPIDERS ON THE TABLE WHICH IS MARKED FROM HOT AT THE -- HOT SPILLS AT THE TAVERN.
MARKED FROM HOT AT THE -- HOT SPILLS AT THE TAVERN. >> THE COURTROOM IS RESTORED IS
SPILLS AT THE TAVERN. >> THE COURTROOM IS RESTORED IS MUCH LIKE ALMOST LIKE THE ONE
>> THE COURTROOM IS RESTORED IS MUCH LIKE ALMOST LIKE THE ONE LINCOLN WAS PRACTICES HERE.
MUCH LIKE ALMOST LIKE THE ONE LINCOLN WAS PRACTICES HERE. VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO WALK ON
LINCOLN WAS PRACTICES HERE. VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO WALK ON THE SAME FLOOR OF MR. LINCOLN
VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO WALK ON THE SAME FLOOR OF MR. LINCOLN AND THE FLOOR DAVIS WALKED ON.
THE SAME FLOOR OF MR. LINCOLN AND THE FLOOR DAVIS WALKED ON. IT WAS THE ORIGINAL FLOOR.
AND THE FLOOR DAVIS WALKED ON. IT WAS THE ORIGINAL FLOOR. THERE WERE TWO LAYERS OF
IT WAS THE ORIGINAL FLOOR. THERE WERE TWO LAYERS OF FLOORING PUT ON IN THE 1970'S
THERE WERE TWO LAYERS OF FLOORING PUT ON IN THE 1970'S RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT TOOK IT
FLOORING PUT ON IN THE 1970'S RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT TOOK IT DOWN TO THE ORIGINAL FLOOR.
RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT TOOK IT DOWN TO THE ORIGINAL FLOOR. WHEN THE CIRCUIT RIDERS WOULD
DOWN TO THE ORIGINAL FLOOR. WHEN THE CIRCUIT RIDERS WOULD ARRIVE IN THE VILLAGES, SUCH AS
WHEN THE CIRCUIT RIDERS WOULD ARRIVE IN THE VILLAGES, SUCH AS METAMORA, USUALLY THE -- THEY
ARRIVE IN THE VILLAGES, SUCH AS METAMORA, USUALLY THE -- THEY WOULD STAY HERE ABOUT A WEEK,
METAMORA, USUALLY THE -- THEY WOULD STAY HERE ABOUT A WEEK, HOLDING TRIALS, REPRESENTING
WOULD STAY HERE ABOUT A WEEK, HOLDING TRIALS, REPRESENTING PEOPLE, LOCAL PEOPLE.
HOLDING TRIALS, REPRESENTING PEOPLE, LOCAL PEOPLE. THE CIRCUIT WAS RIDDEN IN THE
PEOPLE, LOCAL PEOPLE. THE CIRCUIT WAS RIDDEN IN THE SPRING AND THE FALL.
THE CIRCUIT WAS RIDDEN IN THE SPRING AND THE FALL. OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS BECAUSE OF
SPRING AND THE FALL. OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME CONDITIONS OF THE
OBVIOUSLY THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME CONDITIONS OF THE SUMMER AND WINTER.
THE EXTREME CONDITIONS OF THE SUMMER AND WINTER. THEY CAME TO THIS PARTICULAR
SUMMER AND WINTER. THEY CAME TO THIS PARTICULAR COURTHOUSE IN APRIL AND
THEY CAME TO THIS PARTICULAR COURTHOUSE IN APRIL AND SEPTEMBER.
COURTHOUSE IN APRIL AND SEPTEMBER. JURIES WERE SELECTED BY A A
SEPTEMBER. JURIES WERE SELECTED BY A A LOTTERY SYSTEM MANY THERE WERE
JURIES WERE SELECTED BY A A LOTTERY SYSTEM MANY THERE WERE TWELVE SELECTED FROM 24 NAMES.
LOTTERY SYSTEM MANY THERE WERE TWELVE SELECTED FROM 24 NAMES. ONLY LANDOWNERS COULD BE GRAND
TWELVE SELECTED FROM 24 NAMES. ONLY LANDOWNERS COULD BE GRAND JURORS, AND JURORS COULD RECEIVE
ONLY LANDOWNERS COULD BE GRAND JURORS, AND JURORS COULD RECEIVE ANYWHERE FROM 25 CENTS TO 50
JURORS, AND JURORS COULD RECEIVE ANYWHERE FROM 25 CENTS TO 50 CENTS A DAY FOR SERVICE.
ANYWHERE FROM 25 CENTS TO 50 CENTS A DAY FOR SERVICE. PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS AND
CENTS A DAY FOR SERVICE. PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS AND PERHAPS THE LAST CASE
PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS AND PERHAPS THE LAST CASE MR. LINCOLN TRIED HERE IS
PERHAPS THE LAST CASE MR. LINCOLN TRIED HERE IS MELISSA GOINGS TRIAL.
MR. LINCOLN TRIED HERE IS MELISSA GOINGS TRIAL. MRS. GOINGS.
MELISSA GOINGS TRIAL. MRS. GOINGS. WAS ACCUSED OF THE *** OF HER
MRS. GOINGS. WAS ACCUSED OF THE *** OF HER HUSBAND, MR. LINCOLN REPRESENTED
WAS ACCUSED OF THE *** OF HER HUSBAND, MR. LINCOLN REPRESENTED HER.
HUSBAND, MR. LINCOLN REPRESENTED HER. ON THE DAY THAT SHE WAS
HER. ON THE DAY THAT SHE WAS ARRAIGNED, THE TRIAL WAS TO BE
ON THE DAY THAT SHE WAS ARRAIGNED, THE TRIAL WAS TO BE HELD LATER THAT AFTERNOON.
ARRAIGNED, THE TRIAL WAS TO BE HELD LATER THAT AFTERNOON. MR. LINCOLN SHOWED UP, MELISSA
HELD LATER THAT AFTERNOON. MR. LINCOLN SHOWED UP, MELISSA GOINGS, HIS CLIENT WAS GONE.
MR. LINCOLN SHOWED UP, MELISSA GOINGS, HIS CLIENT WAS GONE. PEOPLE WONDERED IF HE HAD TOLD
GOINGS, HIS CLIENT WAS GONE. PEOPLE WONDERED IF HE HAD TOLD HER THAT THINGS WEREN'T LOOKING
PEOPLE WONDERED IF HE HAD TOLD HER THAT THINGS WEREN'T LOOKING SO WELL FOR HER, AND THAT HE
HER THAT THINGS WEREN'T LOOKING SO WELL FOR HER, AND THAT HE ADVISED HER TO LEAVE. HE SAID
SO WELL FOR HER, AND THAT HE ADVISED HER TO LEAVE. HE SAID "I DIDN'T RUN HER OFF.
ADVISED HER TO LEAVE. HE SAID "I DIDN'T RUN HER OFF. SHE JUST ASKED ME WHERE SHE
"I DIDN'T RUN HER OFF. SHE JUST ASKED ME WHERE SHE COULD GET A GOOD DRINK OF WATER.
SHE JUST ASKED ME WHERE SHE COULD GET A GOOD DRINK OF WATER. I SAID THERE WAS DARN GOOD WATER
COULD GET A GOOD DRINK OF WATER. I SAID THERE WAS DARN GOOD WATER IN TENNESSEE.
I SAID THERE WAS DARN GOOD WATER IN TENNESSEE. REQUESTING "THAT WAS PROBABLY
IN TENNESSEE. REQUESTING "THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS WOODFORD COUNTY
REQUESTING "THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS WOODFORD COUNTY CASE MR. LINCOLN TRIED.
THE MOST FAMOUS WOODFORD COUNTY CASE MR. LINCOLN TRIED. AFTER THIS WAS NO LONGER THE
CASE MR. LINCOLN TRIED. AFTER THIS WAS NO LONGER THE COUNTY SEAT, NO LONGER A WORKING
AFTER THIS WAS NO LONGER THE COUNTY SEAT, NO LONGER A WORKING COURTHOUSE, THE VILLAGE OF
COUNTY SEAT, NO LONGER A WORKING COURTHOUSE, THE VILLAGE OF METAMORA TOOK THE BUILDING OVER.
COURTHOUSE, THE VILLAGE OF METAMORA TOOK THE BUILDING OVER. IT WAS SORT OF A MINI CIVIC
METAMORA TOOK THE BUILDING OVER. IT WAS SORT OF A MINI CIVIC CENTER.
IT WAS SORT OF A MINI CIVIC CENTER. IT WAS ALSO A PLACE FOR
CENTER. IT WAS ALSO A PLACE FOR ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS WERE HELD.
IT WAS ALSO A PLACE FOR ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS WERE HELD. THE STATE TOOK IT OVER AS A
ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS WERE HELD. THE STATE TOOK IT OVER AS A STATE HISTORIC SITE IN 1921
THE STATE TOOK IT OVER AS A STATE HISTORIC SITE IN 1921 WHICH IT HAS BEEN EVER SINCE.
STATE HISTORIC SITE IN 1921 WHICH IT HAS BEEN EVER SINCE. >>
>> TO REACH THE METAMORA COURTHOUSE, STATE HISTORICAL SITE CALL (309)367-4470.