Pulaski in Giles County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Giles County's First Courthouse
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 6, 2020
1. Giles County's First Courthouse Marker
Erected 1986 by Homecoming '86.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Law Enforcement • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1810.
Location. 35° 11.725′ N, 87° 2.368′ W. Marker is in Pulaski, Tennessee, in Giles County. It is at the intersection of West Shoal Street and South 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Shoal Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 523 W Shoal St, Pulaski TN 38478, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in the Highland Rim. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Martin College (approx. Ό mile away); The Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Graveyard (approx. 0.4 miles away); South Pulaski Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); Walter Hershel Beech (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church of Pulaski (approx. 0.4 miles away); History of Colonial Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Governor John C. Brown House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pulaski.
Regarding Giles County's First Courthouse. Excerpts from A Brief Sketch of the Settlement and Early History of Giles County Tennessee by James McCallum, 1876, published by The Pulaski Citizen, 1928 (Excerpted by Giles County Researcher Janice Castleman for the USGenWeb and TNGenWeb Projects, August 1997).
On the 14th of November, 1809, Giles County was established by act of the Legislature. ... The Act which established the County also established a Circuit Court, to be held the second Monday in June and December; and a Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, to be held third Monday in February, May,
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 6, 2020
2. Giles County's First Courthouse Marker
The first County Court was held 3rd Monday in February, 1810, when the Magistrates were sworn in, and County officers elected or appointed. German Lester was made Clerk, Charles Neely, Sheriff, and Jesse Westmoreland, Register.
... The third Circuit Court was held in June, 1810. Thomas Stewart was Judge, and James Berry was appointed Clerk. The first courts were attended by a large number of attorneys from other counties, among them were: Thomas H. Benton, Felix Grundy, O. B. Hays, Alfred Balch, Marmaduke Williams, Peter R. Booker, John Kelly, John White, Robert Mack, Wm. White, Easthouse Lewis, _________Haskell, Coulter, and others; besides Alfred M. Harris, George Cunningham, and Lunsford M. Bramlette, resident attorneys. ...Thos. H. Benton was attorney for the Plaintiffs in the first two cases on the Civil Docket in the Circuit Court. Henry CLAYs name appears on the docket as an attorney at three or four courts a few years after the courts were organized. It is said he was looking after an important land suit.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 509 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
