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

The First Court held in Pulaski County

1839-1939

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 26, 2022

1. The First Court held in Pulaski County Marker

Inscription.
The first court held in Pulaski County was in a building known as the James Tiffany House on May 9, 1839, at which term an order was entered adopting the house of Henry Hance (a great grandfather of K.B. Alexander present owner) as a place to hold Court; on the site of which house this monument is erected. This Court was presided over by John M.C. Taylor, Presiding Justice.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is May 9, 1839.

Location. 37° 4.384′ N, 80° 41.493′ W. Marker is in Newbern, Virginia, in Pulaski County. It is on Wilderness Road (Newbern Road) (Virginia Route 611) just south of Towes Ferry Road ( Route 697), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5240 Wilderness Road, Newbern VA 24126, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia,

in the Blue Ridge Highlands,

and in the New River Gorge.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Court House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Water Works — 1870 (about 700 feet away); Newbern Christian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II Home Front (approx. 1.4 miles away); American Veterans (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dublin Presbyterian Church

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(approx. 2.4 miles away); New River Ordnance Plant (approx. 2½ miles away); Marine Corporal Lewis Kenneth Bausell (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newbern.

Also see . . . Wilderness Road Regional Museum. Museum website homepage (Submitted on February 23, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

The First Court held in Pulaski County Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 26, 2022

2. The First Court held in Pulaski County Monument

(centennial date inscribed at top of monument, above marker)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, April 26, 2022

3. The First Court held in Pulaski County Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.