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the courthouse grounds on the 50th anniversary, rededication on the 70th anniversary, and recognition with a historical marker on the 75th anniversary. Bartholomew's concrete was strong enough to see little damage for its first several decades, requiring the expense of only $ 1,400 for maintenance in its first fifty years, although it required reconstruction in the 1960s. On
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