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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: May 12, 2014
Caption: Shenandoah County Courthouse Significant Dates
(In the Courthouse Window)
Additional Description: 1752 - Jacob Miller receives grant from Lord Fairfax for the land that becomes Woodstock
1761 - George Washington introduces a bill passed by the Virginia legislature chartering the town of Woodstock.
1772 - Dunmore County formed from Frederick County.
1772 - First court held at Fadely home on Back Street (now Church Street). House no longer standing.
1774 - Jonathan Landon's log house moved to courthouse lot and used as county courthouse. Building no longer standing.
1777 - Dunmore County named Shenandoah County.
1795 - The court orders a new stone courthouse to be built - cornerstone laid.
1809 - Courthouse bell was added.
1862 - In late March Confederates from Chew's Battery used the courthouse for shelter going to Kernstown, Virginia. Stonewall Jackson is headquartered on Lawyer's Row on night during the retreat from Kernstown.
1871 - A brick addition containing a new courtroom is added to the stone courthouse.
1886 - A second brick addition is built to serve as the clerk of court's office
Late 19th Century - Some of the remaining chairs in the courthouse are from the Samuel Wagner shop in Maurertown, Virginia.
1927 - Portico and columns are added to the stone courthouse
1977 - New brick courthouse across Court Street opens
Prepared by John Adamson, Shenandoah County Historical Society, 2005.
Submitted: May 17, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p273518
File Size: 1.657 Megabytes

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