Smith County, TN Courthouse - Carthage, TN
Smith County was part of the Western District of North Carolina set aside for military grants for service in the Revolutionary War.  It was established by a private act in October of 1799 and was the fifth county to be created in Middle Tennessee.  Smith County was named in honor of Daniel Smith, a colonel in the Revolutionary War, United States Senator, and creator of the first map of the state of Tennessee.  A decree of the State Legislature in 1803 named the newly formed county seat Carthage.  In 1806, a post office established.  Since its organization in 1799, seven other counties were organized from land that was originally part of Smith County.  These counties are Jackson (1801), White (1806), Warren (1807), Cannon (1836), Macon (1842), Putnam (1854), and Trousdale (1870).

By the end of 1879, “the largest and most elegant brick courthouse … within the state of Tennessee” had been constructed.  The Smith County Courthouse is a Second Empire style courthouse designed by Architect E.P. Turner and built by Contractor Henry C. Jackson.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D5200 and combined with Photomatix to create this HDR image.  Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

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