67-564: Aliceville is a city in Pickens County , Alabama , United States , located thirty-six miles west of Tuscaloosa . At the 2010 census its population was 2,486, down from 2,567 in 2000. Founded in the first decade of the 20th century and incorporated in 1907, the city has become notable for its World War II -era prisoner-of-war camp, Camp Aliceville . Since 1930, it has been the largest municipality in Pickens County. In 1902
134-615: A "single issue" attack of this kind. Gemma said he was surprised by the withdrawal of Garn and Hyde from the PAC committee but continued with plans to spend $ 650,000 for the 1982 elections on behalf of anti-abortion candidates. In 1993 the 1976 Hyde Amendment law was amended to allow payments for abortions in case of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. An original sponsor of the Brady Bill requiring background checks for gun buyers, Hyde broke with his party in 1994 when he supported
201-803: A 256-bed minimum-security work camp. Aliceville is home to the Aliceville POW Museum , which houses papers, letters, documents, maps, and other material from the World War II prisoner of war camp situated in the city from 1942 to 1945. The museum opened in 1995 and, in addition to the POW material, houses a permanent exhibit on the Aliceville Coca-Cola bottling plant. 33°07′35″N 88°09′16″W / 33.126276°N 88.154427°W / 33.126276; -88.154427 Pickens County, Alabama Pickens County
268-611: A Republican and supported Dwight Eisenhower for president. He made his first run for Congress in 1962, losing to Democratic incumbent Roman Pucinski in the 11th District. Hyde was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1967 and served as Majority Leader from 1971 to 1972. He served in the Illinois House until 1974, when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November, 1974 as one of
335-623: A ban on the sale of semi-automatic firearms . An original sponsor of family leave legislation, Hyde said the law promoted " capitalism with a human face." Hyde played a key role in the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act in 1981. He was also involved in debates over U.S.- Soviet relations, Central America policy, the War Powers Act , NATO expansion and the investigation of the Iran-Contra affair, and sponsored
402-562: A black man named Gibson was lynched in Aliceville, which caused civil disturbances in the community. Rumors swirled that "the negroes were arming themselves," and a group of blacks on horseback were fired on in the street. Gibson's father was subsequently "ordered to leave the county on account of some impertient (sic) talk." By March 1908, municipal officials had decreed that all streets should have ten-foot sidewalks built on both sides. Property owners were to be responsible for building
469-413: A burglary. He was captured in an arrest for the burglary, in which he was shot and wounded. Reportedly confessing to the courthouse arson (likely under coercion), he died five days later of his wounds. A myth associated his death with another lynching of an African-American man in this period, and an image, purportedly of Wells' face in a courthouse window. But while numerous African Americans were lynched in
536-490: A dozen stores, a bank, public buildings and numerous enterprises." In 1907 an election was scheduled to allow the citizens of Aliceville to decide whether their community should be incorporated. Incorporation was approved by the voters, and on March 19, 1907, a municipal election was held to choose municipal officers, including a mayor and five aldermen: T.H. Sommerville, J.M. Summerville, A. Hood, J.D. Sanders, W.E. Stringfellow, and J.B. Cunningham, respectively. In August 1907
603-488: A female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. Nearly 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56, and the average family size was 3.11. In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.30% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
670-579: A general reorganization of counties. In 2000, it was merged with the Raleigh Census Division and renamed South Pickens Division. In 2010, the name was changed back to Aliceville Census Division. Aliceville is home to the Federal Correctional Institution, Aliceville . Construction on the $ 250 million, 1,500-bed medium-security women's prison began in 2008 and was completed in 2011. The facility also includes
737-569: A judge to 60 months in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections. In 2019, Sheriff David Abston resigned as part of a plea deal with federal officials. He pleaded guilty to scamming a local food bank and his own church for food to feed county prisoners. He then was able to pocket the savings. Abston had served in the office for more than thirty years. According to the United States Census Bureau ,
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#1732798201181804-527: A mill and cotton gin owned by a white man. Their lynchings followed that of Joe Floyd, another African-American worker, two weeks before. On August 28, 1907, African-American John Gibson was lynched in Carrollton, hanged to death in the courthouse square. John Lipsep was hanged and shot in early September 1907, a suspect in an attack on a white woman. From 1940 to 1970, many African Americans left Pickens County to escape racial violence and oppression in
871-586: A study of lynchings of African Americans in the United States, the county had 14 documented lynchings of African Americans in Pickens County from 1877 to 1917; this is the fifth-highest total in the state. This was the period of Jim Crow and disenfranchisement of blacks throughout Alabama and the South. Henry Wells, an African American , was arrested in January 1878 as a suspect in the courthouse arson and
938-423: A two-thirds majority required for conviction, only 45 senators voted for conviction on the perjury charge and only 50 on the obstruction of justice charge. Despite being on opposites sides during the impeachment, Hyde was good friends with representative Barney Frank who praised his efforts to keep the impeachment "personality free". While Hyde was spearheading the impeachment of President Bill Clinton amid
1005-502: Is a county located on the west central border of the U.S. state of Alabama . As of the 2020 census , the population was 19,123. Its county seat is Carrollton , located in the center of the county. It is a prohibition, or dry county , although the communities of Carrollton and Aliceville voted to become wet in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Pickens County is included in the Tuscaloosa , AL Metropolitan Statistical Area Like
1072-500: Is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Aliceville has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Aliceville first appeared on the 1910 U.S. Census as an incorporated town. It became the largest town in Pickens County in 1930, surpassing Reform , and continues to hold the title as of 2010. As of
1139-745: Is one of them. ... Inappropriate, anachronistic, it isn't done anymore." In 2006, Hyde made the following observation in regard to the Bush Administration 's proclaimed objective of promoting democracy in the Middle East : Lashing our interests to the indiscriminate promotion of democracy is a tempting but unwarranted strategy, more a leap of faith than a sober calculation. There are other negative consequences as well. A broad and energetic promotion of democracy in other countries that will not enjoy our long-term and guiding presence may equate not to peace and stability but to revolution. Hyde
1206-586: Is our flag bearer, out in front of our people. The flag is falling, my friends—I ask you to catch the falling flag as we keep our appointment with history. Clinton was impeached by the House on two charges: perjury and obstruction of justice. Hyde served as chief House manager (prosecutor) at the President's trial in the Senate; he became known for his remarks in his closing argument: A failure to convict will make
1273-484: The 2020 United States census , there were 2,177 people, 898 households, and 625 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 2,486 people living in the city. 74.9% were African American , 22.6% White , 0.1% Native American , 0.0% Asian , 0.8% from some other race and 1.6% of two or more races . 1.2% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,567 people, 978 households, and 646 families living in
1340-698: The 6th District of Illinois , an area of Chicago 's northwestern suburbs. He was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee from 1995 to 2001, and the House International Relations Committee from 2001 to 2007. He is most famous for writing the Hyde Amendment , as a vocal opponent of abortion . Hyde was born in Chicago, the son of Monica (Kelly) and Henry Clay Hyde. His father was English and his mother
1407-474: The Great Migration to urban areas, as did other rural residents, because of lack of economic opportunity. On April 8, 1998, a supercell thunderstorm produced an F3 tornado in Pickens County. This windstorm injured two people and damaged five homes including mobile homes. It rotated seventeen miles (27 km) from Holman to north of Northport. Twenty-four homes and thirteen mobile homes were also in
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#17327982011811474-546: The House Banking Committee , Hyde went on the board of directors of Clyde Federal Savings and Loan , whose Chairman was one of Hyde's political contributors. According to Salon.com , from 1982 until he left the board in 1984, Hyde used his position on the board of directors to promote the savings and loan's investment in risky financial options. In 1990, the federal government put Clyde in receivership , and paid $ 67 million to cover insured deposits. In 1993,
1541-738: The National Coalition to Free Julia Wilder and Maggie Bozeman and Save the Voting Rights Act , and a march through Aliceville from Carrollton, Alabama , to Montgomery to publicize their cause. The United States Department of Justice sent eight poll-watchers to Aliceville to observe the 1984 primary election runoffs following reports from observers of the July 1984 main primaries. In November 2013 three tanker cars carrying crude oil exploded when an Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway train derailed near Aliceville. As of March 2014,
1608-772: The Navy during World War II . He remained in the Naval Reserve from 1946 to 1968, as an officer in charge of the U.S. Naval Intelligence Reserve Unit in Chicago. He retired at the rank of Commander . In 1955, Hyde joined the Knights of Columbus , and was a member of Father McDonald Council 1911 in Elmhurst, Illinois . He was married to Jeanne Simpson Hyde from 1947 until her death in 1992; he had four children and four grandchildren. Hyde's political views began drifting rightward after his collegiate years. By 1952, he had become
1675-481: The Resolution Trust Corporation sued Hyde and other directors for $ 17.2 million. Four years later, before pretrial investigation and depositions, the government settled with the defendants for $ 850,000 and made an arrangement exempting Hyde from paying anything. According to Salon.com, Hyde was the only member of the congress sued for "gross negligence" in an S&L failure. As a member of
1742-639: The United Nations Reform Act of 2005 , a bill that ties payment of U.S. dues for United Nations operations to reform of the institution's management. Hyde was a member of the House Judiciary Committee for his entire tenure in the House. He was its Chairman from 1995 until 2001, during which time he served as the lead manager during the President Clinton impeachment trial . From 1985 until 1991, Hyde
1809-460: The convict lease system that trapped so many African Americans in near-slavery conditions. Electoral unrest and populist furor in the county may have contributed to six lynchings in Carrollton in the fall of 1893. On September 14, 1893, African-American suspects Paul Archer, Will Archer, Emma Fair, Ed Guyton, and Paul Hill, were each shot to death in a mass lynching by a white mob at the courthouse jail. They had been arrested when accused of burning
1876-500: The poverty line , including 34.30% of those under age 18 and 22.30% of those age 65 or over. 33°16′43″N 88°05′35″W / 33.27861°N 88.09306°W / 33.27861; -88.09306 Henry Hyde Henry John Hyde (April 18, 1924 – November 29, 2007) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing
1943-440: The "Rural Farm and Development Council" in order to avoid scrutiny. The group organized protests at the Aliceville city hall to oppose officially sanctioned racism in the city. In September 1969 black students held protests against the principal of an all-black school in Aliceville, prompting governor Albert Brewer to send National Guard troops into the city. Two of the city's all-black schools were closed on September 4 due to
2010-575: The absence of clear evidence of Iraqi complicity, telling CNN 's Robert Novak that it "would be a big mistake." One year later, however, he voted in support of the October 10, 2002 House resolution that authorized the president to go to war with Iraq. In response to Rep. Ron Paul 's resolution requesting a formal declaration of war , Hyde stated: "There are things in the Constitution that have been overtaken by events, by time. Declaration of war
2077-421: The age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were married couples living together, 28.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.20. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under
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2144-460: The age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 64.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 17,092, and the median income for a family was $ 23,233. Males had a median income of $ 25,114 versus $ 15,952 for females. The per capita income for
2211-526: The camp via the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway . The only remaining trace of the camp is an old stone chimney. However, there is a German POW collection at the Aliceville Museum and Cultural Arts Center which retains documentation from the camp including maps, photographs, camp publications, letters, and artwork. During the civil rights movement , organizing in small communities such as Aliceville
2278-462: The ceremony in person. Hyde died November 29, 2007, nearly eleven months after leaving office, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago following complications from open heart surgery at Provena Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois several months earlier. His funeral Mass was presided by Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, and was attended by several dignitaries, including then Speaker of
2345-493: The city was $ 11,028. About 38.7% of families and 44.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 64.6% of those under age 18 and 29.9% of those age 65 or over. The Aliceville Precinct (Pickens County Precinct 19) first appeared on the 1930 U.S. Census. Prior to that, from 1880 to 1920, it had been known as the Franconia Precinct. In 1960, Aliceville precinct was changed to a census division as part of
2412-465: The city. The population density was 570.9 inhabitants per square mile (220.4/km). There were 1,092 housing units at an average density of 242.9 per square mile (93.8/km). The racial makeup of the city was 32.29% White , 66.54% Black or African American , 0.12% Native American , 0.31% Asian , and 0.74% from two or more races. 0.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 978 households, out of which 32.0% had children under
2479-435: The cleanup of the spilt oil was still not complete, despite four months of work. About 750,000 gallons of Bakken crude was released. Aliceville is located at 33°7′35″N 88°9′16″W / 33.12639°N 88.15444°W / 33.12639; -88.15444 (33.126276, -88.154427). According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km), all land. The climate in this area
2546-521: The congressional panel investigating the Iran-Contra affair, Hyde vigorously defended the Ronald Reagan administration, and a number of the participants who had been accused of various crimes, particularly Oliver North . Quoting Thomas Jefferson , Hyde argued that although various individuals had lied in testimony before Congress, their actions were excusable because they were in support of
2613-522: The county has a total area of 890 square miles (2,300 km ), of which 881 square miles (2,280 km ) is land and 8.7 square miles (23 km ) (1.0%) is water. The county is between Tuscaloosa County and the Alabama-Mississippi state line. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 19,123 people, 7,637 households, and 5,074 families residing in the county. As of the 2010 United States census , there were 19,746 people in
2680-413: The county was 55.95% White , 42.96% Black or African American , 0.12% Native American , 0.11% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.22% from other races , and 0.63% from two or more races. About 0.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino . There were 8,086 households, out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.80% were married couples living together, 18.20% had
2747-493: The county was developed for cotton plantations, which were worked by enslaved African-Americans brought south by northern businessmen interested in cheap cotton. These plantations were developed primarily in the southernmost reaches of the county, in the lowlands along the banks of the Tombigbee River and stretching over a small prairie-like area. The rest of the county was settled by yeomen farmers who held few slaves; it
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2814-527: The county. 56.3% were White , 41.6% Black or African American , 0.2% Asian , 0.1% Native American , 0.6% of some other race and 1.2% of two or more races . 1.6% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). As of the census of 2000, there were 20,949 people, 8,086 households, and 5,789 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9.3 people/km ). There were 9,520 housing units at an average density of 11 units per square mile (4.2 units/km ). The racial makeup of
2881-509: The courthouse square, the windows in the courthouse were not installed until February and March 1878. In the late 19th century, there was strong hostility in Pickens County among yeomen whites against freedmen, and they committed numerous lynchings into the early 20th century. The county was a populist stronghold in the 1890s and many voters had joined the Farmers Alliance . Agricultural commissioner and populist choice Reuben F. Kolb
2948-674: The demonstrations, and they reopened the next day under National Guard supervision. In 1982, Aliceville native Maggie Bozeman testified at Congressional hearings held in Montgomery, Alabama , concerning proposed amendments to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 . She testified that as late as 1980 in Aliceville and Pickens County voting took place in the open rather than in private booths and that white police officers were stationed in polling places, taking photographs of people who assisted black voters. This revelation outraged Republican congressman Henry Hyde , who had previously been unconvinced of
3015-617: The few bright spots in what was a disastrous year for Republicans in the wake of the Watergate scandal . He faced a bruising contest against former Cook County state's attorney Edward Hanrahan , but was elected by 8,000 votes. Hyde was one of the most vocal and persistent opponents of abortion in American politics and was the chief sponsor of the eponymous Hyde Amendment to the House Appropriations bill that prohibited
3082-480: The fourth-fastest growing county with at least 10,000 inhabitants. In 2014 it became the fastest-growing county in Alabama. But part of the growth was the result of the construction here of the Federal Correctional Institution, Aliceville federal women's prison. Prisoners are included in local census numbers, as are prison employees, some of whom came from other counties. In 2016, Black disabled veteran Sean Worsley
3149-539: The goal of fighting communism . Hyde argued that the House had a constitutional and civic duty to impeach Bill Clinton for perjury . In the Resolution on Impeachment of the President, Hyde wrote: What we are telling you today are not the ravings of some vast right-wing conspiracy, but a reaffirmation of a set of values that are tarnished and dim these days, but it is given to us to restore them so our Founding Fathers would be proud. It's your country—the President
3216-523: The last months of the Reconstruction era. Though arson was suspected, no arrest was made until January 1878, after white Democrats had regained control of the state legislature and the county sheriff's office. White racial hostility toward African Americans in the county, and their efforts to retain dominance, resulted in numerous lynchings. According to the third edition of Lynching in America ,
3283-414: The necessity of amending the law. Bozeman's testimony followed her 1979 arrest, conviction, and sentencing for vote fraud. Bozeman and fellow political activist Julia Wilder of Olney, Alabama were given "the sternest sentences for a vote fraud conviction in recent Alabama history": five years for Wilder and four for Bozeman. The sentences were upheld on appeal, prompting the formation of an organization,
3350-488: The path of destruction. Moments later, that same supercell thunderstorm produced an F5 tornado that struck northeastern Tuscaloosa near the Black Warrior River before entering western Jefferson County where it destroyed Oak Grove High School and killed thirty-two people in its path. From 2000 to 2013 the county was again losing population. From July 2013 to July 2014, the population grew by 5.1%, making it
3417-460: The rest of Alabama, this had long been occupied by Native Americans; historically the Muscogee people (Creek) dominated this area. Pickens County was established on the western border of Alabama on December 20, 1820, and named for revolutionary war hero General Andrew Pickens of South Carolina . The county seat was relocated from Pickensville to Carrollton in 1830. Less than one-third of
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#17327982011813484-484: The revelations of the Clinton–Lewinsky affair , it was revealed that Hyde himself had conducted an extramarital sexual affair with a former beauty stylist named Cherie Snodgrass, who was also married. Hyde admitted to the affair and attributed the relationship as a "youthful indiscretion". He was 41 years old and married when the affair occurred. Hyde said the affair ended when Snodgrass' husband confronted Mrs. Hyde. At
3551-525: The seat. On April 18, 2005 (his 81st birthday), Hyde announced on his website that he would retire at the expiration of his term (in January 2007). A few days earlier, it had been reported that Illinois Republicans were expecting this announcement, and it was further reported that Illinois State Senator Peter Roskam had emerged as a leading contender for the Republican Party's nomination. In August 2005, Hyde endorsed Roskam as his successor. Hyde
3618-620: The settlement that would become Aliceville was founded with the opening of a single store. The city was named in honor of the wife of John T. Cochrane, founder of the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad and moving force behind the construction of the short line from Carrollton, Alabama to Aliceville. Within two years of the completion of the short line, Aliceville had grown to what the Montgomery Advertiser called in 1905 "a town of considerable pretensions. There are about
3685-548: The sidewalks in front of their parcels. This work, along with the paving of the streets, was largely completed by June 1910 and the city began considering the installation of water and electricity. During World War II , a Prisoner-of-war camp was set up in Aliceville to hold 6,000 German prisoners, most from the Afrika Korps , although the population of the camp rarely exceeded 3,500. The camp operated between June 2, 1943 and September 30, 1945. Prisoners were brought to
3752-403: The statement that lying under oath, while unpleasant and to be avoided, is not all that serious ... We have reduced lying under oath to a breach of etiquette, but only if you are the President ... And now let us all take our place in history on the side of honor, and, oh, yes, let right be done. Despite Hyde's efforts, President Clinton was acquitted of both perjury and obstruction of justice. With
3819-577: The time, Snodgrass was 29, also married and had three children. The Snodgrasses divorced in 1967. The Hydes reconciled and remained married until Mrs. Hyde's death in 1992. As Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Hyde was involved in some of the highest level debates concerning the response to the September 11 attacks in 2001. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks , Hyde cautioned against attacking Iraq in
3886-602: The use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions through Medicaid . In 1981, however, he and U.S. Senator Jake Garn of Utah , another abortion opponent, broke with the National Pro-Life Political Action Committee , when its executive director, Peter Gemma , issued a "hit list" to target members of both houses of Congress who supported abortion rights . Hyde said such lists are counterproductive because they create irrevocable discord among legislators, any of whom can be subject to
3953-644: Was Irish Catholic . His family supported the Democratic Party . Hyde graduated from St. George High School in 1942. He attended Duke University , where he joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity , graduated from Georgetown University and obtained his J.D. degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law . Hyde played basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas where he helped take the team to the 1943 championship game. He served in
4020-416: Was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 26,254, and the median income for a family was $ 32,938. Males had a median income of $ 28,843 versus $ 20,569 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 13,746. About 20.10% of families and 24.90% of the population were below
4087-543: Was arrested in Pickens County for possession of prescription medical marijuana by Police Officer Carl Abramo of the Gordo Police Department. Worsley was arrested after stopping at a gas station when Abramo allegedly heard loud music and "observed a black male get out of the passenger side vehicle". In 2020, Mr. Worsley was extradited from his home state in Arizona to Pickens County, where he was sentenced by
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#17327982011814154-638: Was defeated in 1890 for the Democratic nomination for governor by Thomas G. Jones , chosen by delegates who joined to defeat Kolb. In 1892 both ran again, Kolb representing Jeffersonian Democrats , and Kolb the main Democratic Party. Kolb won in Pickens County by "an immense majority". Governor Jones was re-elected, in part because of his reliance on a platform of white supremacy , to appeal to whites alarmed by Kolb's promising to protect African-American rights. But Jones supported reform, opposing
4221-659: Was named a Papal Knight of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006, in recognition of his longtime support for political issues important to the Roman Catholic Church. Hyde received the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the nation's highest civilian honor, on November 5, 2007, awarded by President Bush. Hyde was hospitalized, recovering from open-heart surgery, and could not attend
4288-516: Was often more dangerous for activists than it was in larger cities because of their isolation. As late as 1965, according to James Corder, a Primitive Baptist minister from Aliceville, Pickens County had not yet experienced any civil unrest related to the movement. Jordan was inspired by the Selma to Montgomery marches in March of that year to organize a civil rights group in Aliceville, which he called
4355-407: Was reelected 15 times with no substantive opposition. This was mainly because, over time, his district was pushed further into DuPage County , a longstanding bastion of suburban Republicanism. However, by the turn of the century, the demographics of his district shifted, leading his 2004 Democratic challenger Christine Cegelis to garner over 44% of the vote—Hyde's closest race since his initial run for
4422-677: Was the ranking Republican on the House Select Committee on Intelligence. Hyde and the Committee's senior Democrat, U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos (D- CA ), authored America's worldwide response to the HIV / AIDS crisis in 2003 and landmark foreign assistance legislation creating the Millennium Challenge Corporation and expanding U.S. funding for successful microenterprise initiatives. In 1981, after leaving
4489-469: Was topographically unsuited for plantation-scale farming operations. During the American Civil War, the first courthouse in Carrollton was burned on April 5, 1865, by troops of Union General John T. Croxton . Recovering from that and other damage was part of the postwar work for the county. A second courthouse was built in Carrollton. It was destroyed by fire on November 16, 1876, during
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