Henry County Courthouse/Henry Co.

Henry County Courthouse/Henry Co. is a Tennessee historical marker in Paris, Henry County.

Henry Co., Courthouse, Corner of Courthouse Wood St. and Poplar St., Paris

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(Front): Henry County Courthouse This Courthouse was designed by Reuben Harrison Hunt of Chattanooga and built by Ed M. Wallen of New Decatur, Alabama, in 1896. It is the third courthouse on this site and is one of West Tennessee's oldest working Courthouses. The murder case Grainger v. State (1830) originated on this site and set precedent for self - defense as a basis for appeal. Confederate military units, including the "Paris Blues," 5th Tennessee Infantry and 46th Tennessee Infantry regiments, were organized on the lawn. (Reverse): Henry County, named for Revolutionary War patriot Patrick Henry, was created on November 7, 1821 from lands that were part of the Jackson Purchase from the Chickasaws in 1818. Andrew Jackson was a member of the commission that negotiated this treaty. Henry County sent more than 2500 volunteers to the Confederate Armies, and claims the title "Volunteer County of the Volunteer State."

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Historical maps covering this location

1812 · Kentucky. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1814 · Kentucky (Mathew Carey, 1814) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1822 · Kentucky (Carey, 1822) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1824 · Kentucky (Finley, 1824) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1825 · Kentucky And Tennessee. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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