Early Bath County Courthouses
N 38° 03.181 W 079° 46.848
17S E 606967 N 4212398
The original Bath County Courthouse was located near the site of this historical marker
Waymark Code: WMX7W
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2006
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EARLY BATH COUNTY COURTHOUSES
"Bath County was formed in 1790 from parts of Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties. The county court first met here on 10 May 1791 at the house of John Lewis’s widow Margaret, who donated two acres opposite the mineral baths for public use. The log jail, built in 1792, and the one- story stone courthouse, constructed in 1796, became inadequate by the 1830s. Citizen petitions to the General Assembly to move the court to nearby Germantown (present-day Warm Springs) or north to Cleek’s Mill failed. Instead, the dilapidated buildings were replaced with these brick structures in 1842. The court finally moved to Germantown in 1908 and the old site was advertised for sale as ideally located for a fine Hotel at this wonderful watering place."
Marker Number: D-36
Marker Title: Early Bath County Courthouses
Marker Location: Near the intersection of Route 220 and Route 39
County or Independent City: Bath County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources - 1994
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