The Courthouses
A visual record of the places where law, history, and memory meet.
These courthouses stand in the cities and towns referenced in Tom’s book—places where law, history, and memory meet.
Campbell County
From Tom’s collection.
Pike County Jail
From Tom’s collection.
Floyd County — 1988
From Tom’s collection.
Cookeville — Putnam County, Tennessee
From Tom’s collection.
Athens, Tennessee
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Nyttend · Public domain
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Image: Wikimedia Commons · U.S. Marshals Service · Public domain
Charlotte, North Carolina
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Stephen Matthew Milligan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cleveland, Tennessee
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0
Cookeville, Tennessee
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0
Detroit, Michigan
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Christopher L. Riley · CC BY-SA 4.0
El Paso, Texas
Image: Wikimedia Commons · General Services Administration photographer listed as n/a · Public domain
Frankfort, Kentucky
Image: Wikimedia Commons · W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0
Gallatin, Tennessee
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grundy, Virginia
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Sheep NotGoats ( Talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Knoxville, Tennessee
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lexington, Kentucky
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Tamanoeconomico · CC BY-SA 4.0
London, Kentucky
Image: Wikimedia Commons · W.marsh · CC BY-SA 3.0
Louisville, Kentucky
Image: Wikimedia Commons · creator not listed · Public domain
Macon, Georgia
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Maryville, Tennessee
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0
New Albany, Mississippi
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Cohee · CC BY 3.0
New York City, New York
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Deans Charbal · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pikeville, Kentucky
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Bedford · Attribution
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Nyttend · Public domain
Salem, Massachusetts
Image: Wikimedia Commons · John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tazewell, Tennessee
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Brian Stansberry · CC BY 3.0
Whitesburg, Kentucky
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Nyttend · Public domain