The Court House

The Court House (HMC1D)

Location: Powhatan, VA 23139 Powhatan County
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N 37° 32.504', W 77° 55.114'

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Powhatan County, Powhatan, Virginia

This Court House
1848-1849 was erected by order of court
in quarterly session entered on
the 6th day of March 1848
whereby for that purpose were appointed commissioners
John W. Nash - Wm. S. Dance
R.F. Graves - Philip St. George Cocke

The First Court House
1778 or thereabouts was erected at Scottville
here, and 1796 the adjacent brick building standing
in which was the office of Clerk of Court until 1950

1777 when the county was formed
Richard Ligon furnished the plat (1723 patent land) for
The Court House Square

This tablet was erected by the Board of Supervisors 1951
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HM NumberHMC1D
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Year Placed1951
Placed ByPowhatan County Board of Supervisors
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 1:20pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 242142 N 4158975
Decimal Degrees37.54173333, -77.91856667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 32.504', W 77° 55.114'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 32' 30.24" N, 77° 55' 6.84" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3872-3888 Old Buckingham Rd, Powhatan VA 23139, US
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