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After much politicking, delegates from this area, T.M. Espy, Byrd Farmer, and George H. Malone, succeeded on February 9, 1903, in getting a bill passed in the State Legislature to create a new county from parts of Henry, Dale, and Geneva counties. The new county was named Houston for former Governor George S Houston. An election held on March 16, 1903, chose a new county seat, and Dothan won. In 1905 the Houston County courthouse was dedicated on this corner. In 1960 the first building was torn down and a new one was constructed. The new building opened in April, 1962, and the 1962 building was renovated in 2002.
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Dothan, Alabama · United States
