Old Brunswick Courthouse
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Markerman62
N 36° 50.315 W 077° 54.781
18S E 240232 N 4080926
A marker about the various places the Brunswick courthouse has been located.
Waymark Code: WM14PN6
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2021
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The Virginia General Assembly established Brunswick County in 1720 to encourage English settlement between the fall line and French outposts west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Until 1732, when Brunswick’s court was constituted, residents attended court in Prince George County. The first Brunswick County courthouse was built near here ca. 1732. When county boundaries shifted, the court was moved about eight miles to the east in 1746. In 1783 the court’s location was again moved, and the town of Lawrenceville, still the county seat, grew up around it.
Department of Historic Resources, 2016
Note: This is a replacement marker with updated text. The original is on Waymarking as well.
Marker Number: S-65
Marker Title: Old Brunswick Courthouse
Marker Location: On US 1, just north of VA 46
County or Independent City: Brunswick
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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