> the article goes on to say: > And the oldest still-functioning courthouse west of the Mississippi > uncovered in The > Capital-Journal's informal survey? The 156-year-old building located in > VanBuren County in Keosaqua, Iowa.. "still-functioning" does not necessarily mean "continuous use". > Does anyone have Pinkerton and Radonovich's Mariposa Court House Book? > > Do they make the claim that Mariposa is the oldest Courthouse in continuous > use in California, or West of the Mississippi? I have the Courthouse book. I think that they were careful not to make the claim in the book. If I remember correctly, Scott once told me that he knew of another courthouse that held that distinction. I'll look over t he book & check. Don