COUNTY'S FIRST COURTHOUSE

Shown above is the county's first courthouse at Toledo.  Originally it was the home of M. T. McGehee.  After being acquired in 1874 along with a tract of land, the home was remodeled for use as a courthouse with offices downstairs and the courtroom upstairs.  Note the stairway on the front porch of the home.  The building was destroyed by in fire in 1889.