Beaver in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Court

February 6, 1804

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, February 12, 2011

1. First Court Marker

Inscription. Near this marker sat the first court in Beaver County. The court convened in a tavern owned by Abner Lacock. Judge Jesse Moore presided. His associate judges were Abner Lacock, John H. Reddick and Joseph Caldwell. David Johnson was Prothonotary. The following gentlemen were permitted to practice at the first session of the court; Alexander Addison; James Allison, Jr.; William Ayers; Henry Baldwin; Parker Campbll, Thomas Collins; Alexander W. Foster; John Bannnister Gibson; David Hayes; Henry Hazlett; Obediah Jennings; Thomas G. Johnston; Isaac Kerr; Sampson S. King; William Larwill; William C. Larwell; Robert Moore; James Mountain; David Redick; C.S. Sample; Steel Semple; John Simonson and William Wilkins.

Erected 1954 by Beaver County Bar Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.

Location. 40° 41.692′ N, 80° 18.367′ W. Marker is in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is on 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beaver PA 15009, 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,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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 walking distance of this marker: Fort McIntosh (a few steps from this marker); Matthew S. Quay (a few steps from this marker); Beaver County Vietnam War Memorial

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Beaver County World War II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Beaver County Korean War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brigadier General William Irvine (about 300 feet away); Beaver County Civil War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Agnew Square (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 24, 2022

2. First Court Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 967 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 12, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on August 7, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.