Chesterfield in Chesterfield County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Chesterfield County Courthouse

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2009

1. Chesterfield County Courthouse Marker

Inscription.
This area, known originally as "Cold Water Run," is the site of the first Chesterfield County courthouse, erected in 1750. In 1917 it was demolished and replaced by a larger Georgian Revival brick building that served the county until the 1960s. The most famous trial here was that of seven Baptist preachers for breach of ecclesiastical law in 1773. In 1780-81, Governor Thomas Jefferson designated the courthouse village as a training post and encampment of all reinforcements for the Continental armies from the southern states.

Erected 1987 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number S-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1750.

Location. 37° 22.554′ N, 77° 30.41′ W. Marker is in Chesterfield, Virginia, in Chesterfield County. Marker is at the intersection of Iron Bridge Road (Virginia Route 10) and Wagners Way, on the right when traveling west on Iron Bridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chesterfield VA 23832, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8

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other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial Wall (a few steps from this marker); World War I in Chesterfield County (within shouting distance of this marker); Magnolia Grange (within shouting distance of this marker); Chesterfield Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 1917 Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Apostles of Religious Liberty (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington Carver High School (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterfield.

Also see . . .
1. The 1917 Courthouse. Chesterfield Historical Society website entry (Submitted on June 1, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

2. Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on January 6, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Chesterfield County Courthouse Marker on Iron Bridge Road (facing west). image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2009

2. Chesterfield County Courthouse Marker on Iron Bridge Road (facing west).

Chesterfield County 1917 Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2009

3. Chesterfield County 1917 Courthouse

Chesterfield County Museum housed in a reconstruction of the 1750 Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 31, 2009

4. Chesterfield County Museum housed in a reconstruction of the 1750 Courthouse.

The Old Jail at Chesterfield Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2009

5. The Old Jail at Chesterfield Courthouse

Chesterfield and Manchester Confederate Memorial image. Click for full size.

May 30, 2009

6. Chesterfield and Manchester Confederate Memorial

Historic Register Plaques image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Adam Margolis, July 4, 2014

7. Historic Register Plaques

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,510 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 1, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 6. submitted on June 1, 2009. 7. submitted on January 12, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California.