Washington in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The First Court
Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 3, 2022
1. The First Court Marker
On this spot was held in 1776, the County Court for the District of West Augusta, Virginia, the first court held by any English-speaking people West of the Monongahela River.
Erected 1905 by The Washington County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 40° 9.359′ N, 80° 16.228′ W. Marker is in Washington, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is on Franklin Farms Road 0.1 miles north of Grandview Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 454 Franklin Farms Road, Washington PA 15301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Augusta Town (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washington (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wild Things Members of Frontier League Hall of Fame (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wild Things Team Records (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wild Things Frontier League All Stars (approx. 0.7 miles away); Falconi Field (approx. Ύ mile away); Company H. 110th Inf. 28th Div. (approx. one mile away); Civil War Monument (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.
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Photographed by Bradley Owen, August 3, 2022
2. The First Court Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 5, 2022, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
