Hi.. The following is from THE HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, by R.S. Douglass, 1912. Page 177: The period of 1804-1812 The settlements in Madison county were those on Saline creek, and in the south part of the county; the first being ST. MICHAELS. Owing to great damage caused by flood the settlers on the original site of St. Michaels removed the town about one and a half miles west and re-established it there. After the removal the town was renamed FREDERICKTOWN, being so called in honor of Colonel George Frederick Bollinger, one of the pioneers in Bollinger county. This town of Fredericktown grew very rapidly during this period, owing to activity in the operations of MINE LAMOTTE, which is situated not far from Fredericktown. Page 267: FREDERICKTON This town, which was the successor of St. Michaels, was laid off in 1819. The land was owned by Nthaniel COOK and the commissioners appointed to set out the limits of the town were Theodore F. TONG, John BURDETTE, Joseph BENNETT and Henry WHITNER. The first stores in the town were owned by S.A. GUIGNON, S. B. PRATTE and Moses & Caleb COX. Not much growth was made by Fredericktown until after the building of the Belmont branch of the Iron Mountain Railroad. There was always some business transacted, and the list of merchants includes six or eight names at any particular time, but the growth was , on the whole, slow for many years. The first paper published in Fredericktown was a Free Soil paper, called "THE ESPIAL". It was established in 1847 by James LINDSAY. An account of the other newspaper enterprises of the town is given in the chapter on newspapers. The first lodge was organized November 25, 1848. This was Marcus Lodge, A. F. & A. M. The meetings were held in the court house for a time, and F. L. SULLIVAN was the first temporary master. More next note Marge Campbell ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. Warner" <bkwofc@i1.net> To: <MOMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 4:57 PM Subject: Re: [MOMADISO-L] Fredericktown Courthouse > Linda, > > I currently have a photo album at WebShots which consists of photos of > various Courthouses in Southeast Missouri. I know that there are a couple > of different pictures of the Madison County Courthouse at Fredericktown in > that album. Also, I have another picture that I recently acquired that I > haven't scanned and uploaded yet. I'll let you know when I get that one > done so you can look at it too. Here's the link to my album: > > Courthouses of Southeast Missouri > http://community.webshots.com/album/1037604 > > There is a book entitled "Historic Madison County" which I'm sure probably > has some history on the Courthouse in it. Perhaps someone on this List has > the book and can check it for you. I know that my library has the book, and > I'll look at it the next time I'm there. If there's anything in there on > the history of the courthouse, I'll let you know, ok? > > Later! > > Bettye > mailto:bkwofc@i1.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda McDowell" <limcd@earthlink.net> > To: <MOMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 11:22 AM > Subject: [MOMADISO-L] Fredericktown Courthouse > > > > I was lucky enough to see and photograph the outside of the Fredericktown > Courthouse in Oct 1999 (it was closed for the weekend. > > > > I have two people in my Moyers/Kelley and related Madison Co. family > database that are said to have been carpenters on the courthouse. Does > anyone know of a booklet/flyer that has a brief history of the courthouse? > > > > Linda McDowell in sunny California > > > > ______________________________