The Courthouse Today

Part of a Complex of Local Services

The need to centralize the county’s government and to provide adequate jail facilities prompted local officials to take measures to build a new complex. A dedication of the new court facility at Parham and ...

In Commemoration of the Treaty Between Great Britain and the Rus

28 February 1825, Demarcating Canada's Western Boundary

[English]

In Commemoration of the Treaty Between Great Britain and the Russian Empire, 28 February 1825, Demarcating Canada’s Western Boundary

[Russian]

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[French]

Commémorant ...

The Courthouses in Richmond

Growth and Consolidation

The 1752 Henrico Courthouse, a colonial-style brick structure, was built in Richmond in the middle of 22nd and East Main streets. The Declaration of Independence was read publicly for the first time from its steps on August 5, ...

Hiram Rodney Burton House

The land upon which this house now stands was acquired in 1675 by Helmanus Wiltbank, a prominent early

resident and property owner of Lewes. The oldest portion of the present structure is believed to have been constructed by Cornelius Wiltbank ...

AT&T Building

This Georgian Revival building, completed in 1923, at the cost of $300,000, was the third Denmark office of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. In 1898, long-distance lines from Virginia to Georgia, and from Alabama to Charleston crossed here, making ...

St. Thaddeus Church

[Front]:

This Episcopal Church (cornerstone laid Sept. 5, 1842) was consecrated Aug. 9, 1843. It is the city’s oldest church structure, having retained its Greek revival style through subsequent remodeling. Church purchased bell in 1853, Cornish Memorial Chapel completed in 1888, ...

To Our Glorious Dead

1914 – 1919

“They died the noblest death a man may die, fighting for god, and right and liberty, and such a death is immortality.”

Korea

1950 – 1953

[On the back]

In Recognition of the Services of the Canadian Forces and Canadian Citizens

In The ...

Pulaski Courthouse Square Historic District

This District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 by United States Department of Interior. The Square was laid out in 1811 by the original County Commissioners. Buildings date from 1867 and reflect the Victorian Style ...

Gladstone Memorial Health Center

Dr. Charles Gladstone (1880 - 1968) was Tangier's longest serving doctor. He arrived in 1918 and was always on call. Monthly, he would go door-to-door to collect his flat fee of $1.50 but would accept whatever the family could afford. ...

85th Medical Battalion Avenue

Soldiers of the 85th Med Bn are recognized for their dedication and service while at Fort Meade. The Battalion's campaigns include Rhineland and Central Europe during WWII and Southwest Asia in 1991. In September 1992, the Battalion was transferred to ...