First Court of Giles County

First Court of Giles County (HMP3K)

Location: Pearisburg, VA 24134 Giles County
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N 37° 20.237', W 80° 45.283'

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Giles County was formed from Montgomery, Monroe (now in West Virginia), and Tazewell Counties in 1806. It was named for William Branch Giles, United States senator from Virginia and later governor. North of here, the first court of Giles County was held on 13 May 1806 at the house of George Pearis. The new county seat, Pearisburg, was established in 1808. Pearis donated 53 acres of land for the town. A temporary log structure was built by 1807 to house the court until a permanent stone courthouse was built around 1810. It was replaced by the current courthouse that was erected in 1836.
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HM NumberHMP3K
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Marker NumberKG-20
Year Placed2000
Placed ByVirginia Department of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 3:25pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 521727 N 4132317
Decimal Degrees37.33728333, -80.75471667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 20.237', W 80° 45.283'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 20' 14.22" N, 80° 45' 16.98" W
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Area Code(s)540
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3737 Virginia Ave, Pearisburg VA 24134, US
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