New Kent in New Kent County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
New Kent Courthouse
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021
1. New Kent Courthouse Marker
Inscription.
New Kent Courthouse. . New Kent County, established in 1654, built a brick courthouse here by 1695. Fires in 1753 and 1775 destroyed the building and its successor. A later courthouse, damaged during the Civil War, was replaced in 1909. In 1736 county court justice George Webb published The Office and Authority of a Justice of Peace, an influential law manual. During the Revolutionary War, Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis's British forces passed through here in June 1781, followed by American troops under the Marquis de Lafayette, and an american military hospital was established here. Confederate and Union troops passed through during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862.
New Kent County, established in 1654, built a brick courthouse here by 1695. Fires in 1753 and 1775 destroyed the building and its successor. A later courthouse, damaged during the Civil War, was replaced in 1909. In 1736 county court justice George Webb published The Office and Authority of a Justice of Peace, an influential law manual. During the Revolutionary War, Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis's British forces passed through here in June 1781, followed by American troops under the Marquis de Lafayette, and an american military hospital was established here. Confederate and Union troops passed through during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862.
Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number WO-16.)
Location. 37° 31.067′ N, 76° 58.697′ W. Marker is in New Kent, Virginia, in New Kent County.
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It is on New Kent Highway (Route 249) 0.1 miles west of Courthouse Circle, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12003 New Kent Hwy, New Kent VA 23124, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Virginias Peninsula and in Coastal Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Another marker is no longer nearby. New Kent Courthouse (has been replaced with this marker).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 989 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
