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

Tazewell

 
 
Tazewell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 16, 2015
1. Tazewell Marker
Inscription.
The town was laid off as the county seat, in 1800, when Tazewell County was formed, on land given by William Peery and Samuel Ferguson. First known as Jeffersonville, the name was changed to Tazewell, for Senator Henry Tazewell. Averell was here in May, 1864, and the town was occupied in other raids. It was incorporated in 1866.
 
Erected 1941 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number X-11.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political SubdivisionsWar, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.
 
Location. 37° 6.879′ N, 81° 31.539′ W. Marker is in Tazewell, Virginia, in Tazewell County. Marker is on West Main Street (Business U.S. 19) just west of Annex Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 W Main St, Tazewell VA 24651, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The James Wynn House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Indian-Settler Conflicts (approx. 1.7 miles away); William Wynne’s Fort (approx. 1.8 miles away); First Court for Tazewell County (approx. 2˝ miles away); Big Crab Orchard or Witten’s Fort
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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Pisgah United Methodist Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Fincastle Turnpike (approx. 2.7 miles away); Molly Tynes’s Ride (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tazewell.
 
Also see . . .  Town of Tazewell — History. Town website homepage:
“In 1892 the first street cars were used in the town. The original trolley was pulled by a horse or a mule until upgraded to electrical cars in 1904. The Town of Tazewell was noted, at that time, as the smallest town in America with an electric street car.” (Submitted on November 15, 2015.) 
 
Tazewell Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 16, 2015
2. Tazewell Marker
Tazewell County Courthouse image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023
3. Tazewell County Courthouse
Architect W.G. Bottimore designed the original Second Empire style courthouse, which was built of red brick in 1874-75. Much of that design was altered in a 1914 remodeling that removed a square tower, reclad the building in buff-colored brick, and added a double-height four-column pedimented Doric portico in front.
Downtown Tazewell image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023
4. Downtown Tazewell
Looking west along Main Street.
Tazewell Mural image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 18, 2023
5. Tazewell Mural
This mural by Violet Asbury and Rachel Bowman highlights various aspects of "Bulldog Country." It is among several that have been painted on downtown Tazewell buildings by local artists as part of a revitalization project called Murals on Main.
Tazewell, formerly Jeffersonville image. Click for full size.
via Town of Tazewell, 1892?
6. Tazewell, formerly Jeffersonville
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 562 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 15, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.   3, 4, 5. submitted on July 15, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.   6. submitted on August 23, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.

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