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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PMF_old-russell-county-courthouse_Castlewood-VA.html
This building, erected in 1792, served as the
second courthouse of Russell County and is one
of the earliest public buildings still standing
in Southwest Virginia.
Russell County was
formed in 1786 from Washington County and
originally encom…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OS1_early-settlers-in-russell-county_Castlewood-VA.html
In 1787, Isaiah Salyer (1752-1818), son of
Zachariah Salyer (1730-1789) of North Carolina
settled on Copper Creek, two miles southeast
of here. Isaiah's brothers John, Benjamin, and
Zachariah, and sisters Sarah, wife of Solomon
Saylor, and Re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ORN_dortons-fort_Castlewood-VA.html
William Dorton Sr.
and his family, settled
here by 1773 and built a fort, one of
several defensive structures built by settlers
of European descent on the Virginia frontier.
Dorton's sons William Jr. Moses
fought in the Revolutionary War
an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OR8_moores-fort_Castlewood-VA.html
Moore's Fort, also referred to as Byrd's Fort, stood nearby close to the Clinch River. Built by 1774 and likely named for the owners of the property, the wooden structure served as defensive fortification for settlers of European descent on the fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OQW_russells-fort_Castlewood-VA.html
On the hill to the north stood Russell's Fort, an important link in the chain of forts built to protect settlers on Clinch River in the Indian War of 1774. William Russell, who established it, was a prominent soldier of the Revolution.