[Magdalen] Municipal Architecture. D. Strang

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Someone was rummaging through some old storage areas of the\local Wilkes-Barre City Hall and found four 9' diameter clock facesin a cubbyhole  there.
It was determined that they were from the Luzerne County Court Housewhich had a tall clock tower and clock complete with bells to mark thehours.  That court house building had been raised and the site made
into a public square in 1909.  The innards of the clock, made of iron andsteel were melted down in 1942 for the WW-2 effort.
Court houses in general in Pennsylvania tend to rival many state capitolbuildings, and are the source of much pride.  The new Luzerne CountyCourt House is domed with four wings, and has a very impressiveinterior not unlike the PA Capitol building down the road at Harrisburg.