Chesterfield in Chesterfield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Chesterfield Courthouse

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010

1. Chesterfield Courthouse Marker

Inscription. Chesterfield County's first courthouse was built here soon after the county was established in 1785. The second courthouse on this site was built 1825-1829 from plans by architect Robert Mills, designer of the Washington Monument. According to local tradition it was burned by troops under William T. Sherman in 1865. The current structure, built c.1884, was used as a courthouse until 1978.

Erected 1985 by Chesterfield County. (Marker Number 13-3.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. 34° 44.151′ N, 80° 5.12′ W. Marker is in Chesterfield, South Carolina, in Chesterfield County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street and Green Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chesterfield SC 29709, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee

and in the Olde English District. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Craig House (a few steps from this marker); First Secession Meeting (within shouting distance of this marker); Chesterfield Post Office (within shouting distance of this marker); W. D. Craig House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Austin-Craig-Laney House

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Chesterfield Academy (approx. half a mile away); Chesterfield High School (approx. half a mile away); Sherman's March (approx. 7.2 miles away in North Carolina). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesterfield.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010

2. Chesterfield Courthouse Marker

Chesterfield Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010

3. Chesterfield Courthouse

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010

4. Chesterfield Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,568 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 8, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.