That had to have been when (1) Residence of Texarkana were wanting the courthouse in Boston moved to Texarkana, or (2) When residence of Boston were wanting to move the courthouse from Texarkana to Boston. Newspaper accounts of the history white wash the story, but there was a lot of fighting and fussing going on during those years. Where were they living at the time? If we knew which "side" of the fuss they were on, we would know better who was fighting who <smile>. _________________________________ In 1887 - County seat was moved to Texarkana amid great controversy and courthouse established in the 200 block of Broad Streets. It didn't stay there long. Two years later a fire destroyed the building. 1889 - Jan. 21: Fire guts Bowie County Courthouse in Texarkana and virtually all records are destroyed. Soon afterwards, county residents outside the city petitioned for an election to relocate the courthouse. The election was held in 1890 and the county residents, by a slim majority, voted to move the courthouse back to the county's center. 1890 - Angry Texarkanians dump county records in a heap on the site where a new county courthouse would be built a year later. Along with gaining the county seat and courthouse in the election, the newly established county seat also claimed the predecessor's name, Boston. The former Boston, three miles to the south, would soon be renamed Old Boston. 1891 - Bowie County Courthouse, a two story brick building, is constructed in Boston, Texas, in geographic center of the county. It had previously been at three other locations. In a message dated 8/25/00 9:26:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Enjoyed the story about the Texarkana fire. I am hoping that someone knows more about a story that my Daddy's cousin Willie Jones Lawrence (female) told about 50 or more years ago about some people wanting to move the Bowie County Courthouse. The story went that they were circling the courthouse shooting off guns and others were inside this courthouse with guns of course. I had to have happened around 1900 or a little before because my Grandfather Wiiiam Buckingham Ramsey was on the inside not wanting to move the courthouse, and he and his wife Leona Melissa Garret Ramsey and son William Signor Ramsey moved to Detroit around that time. Anyone ever heard anything about that? I would like to know how it turned out as the above is all I can remember. Thanks, Mary Holloway >> © VHR