Fremont County was named for General John Charles Frémont, an explorer and presidential candidate.Fremont County’s first courthouse was a frame structure built soon after the county seat was moved to Sibley in 1851.
The second courthouse was a two-story brick building with a tall tower completed in 1860. In 1863, severe damage occurred due to a dynamite explosion, with extensive repair required. The courthouse burned in 1888.
Fremont County’s current courthouse, a brick and stone Romanesque design by S. E. Maxon, was completed in 1889. The Fremont County courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
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