Lebanon in Russell County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Russell Courthouse

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 18, 2015

1. Russell Courthouse Marker

Inscription. The county government was organized at Russell’s Fort, May 9, 1786, with the following officers: Alexander Barnett, County Lieutenant; David Ward, Sheriff; Henry Dickenson, Clerk. Justices: Henry Smith, Henry Dickenson, David Ward, John Thompson, Samuel Ritchie. The present courthouse was built in 1874.

Erected 1940 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number X-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.

Location. 36° 54.064′ N, 82° 4.764′ W. Marker is in Lebanon, Virginia, in Russell County. It is on East Main Street (Business U.S. 19) west of Hendricks Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 53 East Main Street, Lebanon VA 24266, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American

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South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern 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 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World Wars I and II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Glade Hollow Fort (approx. 2.2 miles away); Charlie Fields (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jessee’s Mill (approx. 4.3 miles away); Russell County / Washington County (approx. 6.2 miles away); Elk Garden Fort (approx. 6.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lebanon.

Russell Courthouse Marker at Lebanon, Virginia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sumitailwa, October 18, 2015

2. Russell Courthouse Marker at Lebanon, Virginia

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Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 18, 2015

3. Russell Courthouse Marker

The marker is in profile between the two windows to the left of the colonnade.

Main Street, Lebanon, Virginia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 18, 2015

4. Main Street, Lebanon, Virginia

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,472 times since then and 98 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 2, 2016, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 28, 2015. 3, 4. submitted on November 28, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.