The Barton County Courthouse, Lamar Missouri
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The Barton County Courthouse, Lamar Missouri
This file appears in: Lamar Missouri Tour
Lamar Missouri Tour
Upon its founding in 1856, Lamar was already chosen to serve as county seat of Barton County. Its downtown area was laid out in a 400-foot square, and its first courthouse was built there. Although records of the first courthouse were destroyed in a…