First Term of Court Marker

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Edgefield in Edgefield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

First Term of Court

By Brian Scott, October 10, 2008

1. First Term of Court Marker

Inscription. Held in this Building Spring Term 1839
John S. Richardson - Presiding Judge
George Pope - Clerk of Court
W.H. Moss - Sheriff
James J. Caldwell - Solicitor
A.B. Addison
Chairman Public Buildings

Erected 1839.

Location. 33° 47.367′ N, 81° 55.783′ W. Marker is in Edgefield, South Carolina, in Edgefield County. Marker is on Courthouse Square. Click for map. Marker is to the right of the main entrance. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 Courthouse Square, Edgefield SC 29824, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Edgefield County World War I Memorial (here, next to this marker); Welcome to Historic Edgefield (within shouting distance of this marker); Governors and Lieutenant Governors from Edgefield (within shouting distance of this marker); Martha M. Rich Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgefield County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgefield County Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgefield County (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynch Building (within shouting distance of this marker); J. Strom Thurmond (within shouting distance of this marker); The Booth-Toney Shootout of 1878 (within shouting distance of this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Edgefield.

Edgefield County Courthouse Photo, Click for full size

By Brian Scott, October 10, 2008

2. Edgefield County Courthouse

Also see . . .
1. Edgefield Historic District. As early as 1787, the village green near Court House Square was deeded to the town of Edgefield. (Submitted on October 17, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina.)
2. Edgefield County Government. (Submitted on October 17, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina.)
3. The Edgefield County Court House: A Brief History (1785-1997). Edgefield County was created in 1785 when the Old Ninety Six District of Upper South Carolina was divided into smaller districts, or counties, by act of the State Legislature. (Submitted on October 17, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina.)
4. Edgefield County, South Carolina. Edgefield County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. (Submitted on October 17, 2008, by Brian Scott of Greenville, South Carolina.)