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April 11, 2010
While some consider the Jefferson County Courthouse located in Pine Bluff to be the oldest active county courthouse west of the Mississippi, others believe the Crawford County Courthouse, shown here in downtown Van Buren, to be the oldest. Built in 1842, the structure survived the Civil War but was severely damaged by a fire in 1877. The clock tower and front portico were added during its restoration.