Pike County Courthouse

Pike County Courthouse may refer to:

  • Pike County Courthouse (Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Pike County Courthouse (Georgia), listed on the NRHP in Georgia
  • Pike County Courthouse (Petersburg, Indiana), listed on the NRHP in Georgia
  • Pike County Courthouse (Mississippi), a Mississippi Landmark
  • Pike County Courthouse (Pennsylvania), listed on the NRHP in Pennsylvania

Famous quotes containing the words pike, county and/or courthouse:

    Did you ever hear tell of Sweet Betsy from Pike.
    Who crossed the wide mountains with her lover Ike,
    —Unknown. Sweet Betsey from Pike (l. 1–2)

    But I would say to my fellows, once for all, As long as possible live free and uncommitted. It makes but little difference whether you are committed to a farm or the county jail.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    It is told that some divorcees, elated by their freedom, pause on leaving the courthouse to kiss a front pillar, or even walk to the Truckee to hurl their wedding rings into the river; but boys who recover the rings declare they are of the dime-store variety, and accuse the throwers of fraudulent practices.
    —Administration in the State of Neva, U.S. public relief program. Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State (The WPA Guide to Nevada)