Geneva, IL Kane County Courthouse Fire, Mar 1890
- Illinois |
- Fires |
- 1890 |
- Courthouses
On the night of March 13, 1890, the Kane County Courthouse burned to the ground. Allegedly, the fire started during a lawyer's party. Fortunately, the records of the recorder, the county clerk, and the circuit clerk were locked in fire-proof vaults and were not damaged.
http://www.illinois16thjudicialcircuit.org/history_kane.asp
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