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First Court of Giles County

Giles County · 1 mile north of Pearisburg. · location approximate

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About a mile north, in what is now Bluff City, was held the first court of Giles County, May 13, 1806. Near by stood the home of George Pearis, the first settler in this section.

1948 text, presented as a historical document.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)

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