Wright County Courthouse marks 100 years in centennial program
A Sept. 20, 1991 centennial program in Clarion recounted the courthouse's 1891 construction, later restorations, and community efforts such as the 1909 clock fundraising and a sealed time capsule planned for 50 years.
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The Wright County Courthouse in Clarion was celebrated on Sept. 20, 1991, with a narrated centennial program that traced the building’s origins, construction and later restorations. The program recounted the 1890 voter approval that led to the 1891 contract awarded to ED Jones and Company and highlighted community fundraising for the clock tower completed in 1910.
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