Hi everyone. Long time since I have been able to write a post. I am sorry about that. Hope everyone will hang with me and I will get back on track. It's just with the holidays and everything, it is a busy time of year, but I know you guys know that.
I would like to thank Kim Ward for submitting this video for us to enjoy. Kim wrote me and ask me to take a look at a video that was taken by a friend. This lady took this video with her phone on Veteran's Day inside the Gainesville Courthouse that night. She was standing inside
the
courthouse on the 3rd floor
watching the fireworks out the window. Her sister was standing beside her and
right before the "blue" light comes across the screen, she said her phone (not
the one taking the video) took two pics and her thumb wasn't even on the phone.
They said they saw it in real life then went back and watched the video and saw
it on there too.
I have to say.....this is ONE of the MOST IMPRESSIVE Video's I have ever watched of a orb in motion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sure you guys will think so to after you see it. I have watched it several times and each time I am just a little more amazed!
I am trying to research hauntings at this courthouse, but have not found to much about "hauntings" here. But this building has tons of history and many stories, including when the courthouse burned down, so I feel like there are so many possibilities that spirits are connected to this place.
I would love to hear from anyone that knows any stories on this courthouse. Kim says there are many stories going around, about hearing laughter and even an incident that a lady felt she was pushed down the stairs.
I can't wait to get up to Gainesville, and hopefully talk to many of the people that work there and hear their experiences first hand.
Below is some interesting information that I thought you guys might enjoy reading about the courthouse.
Here is the link so that you can see this AMAZING VIDEO of an Orb in motion.o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FBYyYgo8b4&feature=plcp
Thanks again Kim!!!
Cooke county has had four
courthouses:
1911
1878
1853
1850
The restored Cooke County
Courthouse Texas Historic Landmark Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, November
2011 |
The Present Cooke County
Courthouse - Gainesville, Texas
Date - 1911 Architect - Lang &
Witchell Style - Beaux-Arts Material - Brick and stone Recorded Texas
Historic Landmark - 1988. Location - Dixon Street, between California and
Main Streets
Photographer's Note: "The current 1911 Cooke County
courthouse replaced the 1878 courthouse which burned in 1909. The chief
architects, Lang and Witchell, designed similar looking courthouses in Johnson
County and Scurry
County (later remodeled) around the same time. According to legend, the
first Cooke County courthouse, a log structure built in 1850, was destroyed by a
steer trying to escape a swarm of flies." - Terry Jeanson, June 27, 2009
|
Historical Marker
Text
Cooke County
Courthouse
Settlement of the area now known as Cooke
County began in late 1845. The county was created by the State Legislature in
1848 and named for William G. Cooke, Republic of Texas Quartermaster General and
a participant in the Battle
of San Jacinto. Land for a county seat was donated by Mary E. Clark, and the
new town was Gainesville in honor of U.S.
Army General Edmund Pendleton Gaines.
There have been four courthouses
located on this site. The first, a small log structure, was erected in 1850. It
was replaced in 1853 by a one-story frame building which was later destroyed by
fire. The third courthouse, a two-story limestone structure, was completed in
1880 and destroyed by fire in 1909.
Designed by the Dallas architectural
firm of Lang and Witchell, construction of this Beaux Arts style courthouse
began in 1910. The Gainesville firm of Garrett and Collins served as supervising
architects, and M. P. Kelly of Gainesville
was the contractor. The impressive brick and limestone building features terra
cotta ornamentation, eagle brackets, and a copper-clad dome. Clocks were added
to the dome in 1920 as a World War
I memorial. The courthouse is an important North Texas
Landmark.
Recorded Texas Historic
Landmark - 1988. |
Cooke County Courthouse
Historical Marker on courthouse square Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, April,
2006 |
Cooke County courthouse as
it appeared in 1939 Photo courtesy
TXDoT |
Cooke County Courthouse as
it appeared in 2003 Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson |
The 1911 Cooke County
Courthouse Southwest corner Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, November
2011 |
"The courthouse during the
exterior restoration. The exterior was completed and the courthouse rededicated
in October of 2006. The interior is also being restored." - Terry Jeanson, April, 2006
photo |
The central clock tower
with copper-clad dome Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, April,
2006 |
Cooke County Courthouse
skylight, all cleaned up with new paint on the walls. Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, November
2011 |
"The district courtroom has
been restored to its original size and two story height. The stained glass
windows and most of the plaster molding on the walls were still intact, just
covered up by the previous false ceiling." - Terry Jeanson, November 2011
photo |
"Rear of the district
courtroom. This courtroom never had a second story balcony but the upper windows
used to swivel open. They have been sealed shut for security and safety
reasons." - Terry Jeanson, November 2011
photo |
Looking down at the rotunda
staircase from the fourth floor Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, November
2011 |
On second floor west side
staircase looking east Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson, November
2011 |
1911 Cooke County courthouse with large
clock tower & undersized clocks 1920s Postcard courtesy
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Cooke County courthouse in
the 1930s Postcard courtesy
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Cooke County courthouse in
the late 1930s Postcard courtesy
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Another view of the 1911
Cooke County Courthouse Postcard courtesy
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The 1878 Cooke County
Courthouse 1908 Postcard courtesy
www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
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