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County historian traces Madison County courthouse history, describes 1864 arson and later relocations
Summary
Madison County historian Matt Ertz presented a condensed history of the county courthouses, recounting early court locations, an 1864 courthouse fire blamed on the Loomis gang, and the eventual relocation to Wampsville where the current courthouse opened in 1910.
Matt Ertz, the county historian, provided supervisors a brief account of Madison County’s courthouse history at the Feb. 4 meeting, highlighting early court locations, an 1864 arson that destroyed a courthouse and the eventual decision to build the current Wampsville courthouse that opened in 1910.
Ertz traced the county’s court proceedings from 1806 — when initial court sittings were held in local facilities in what was then the town of Sullivan (now part of Lenox) — through subsequent…
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