Jefferson County Courthouse
Courthouse in Charles Town, West Virginia. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Jefferson County Courthouse is a historic building in Charles Town, West Virginia, USA. The building is historically notable as the site of two trials for treason: that of John Brown in 1859, and those of unionizing coal miners from Mingo County, West Virginia, a consequence of the Battle of Blair Mountain, whose trials were moved from the southern part of the state in 1922 as a result of a change of venue. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2023 for its role in the mining wars.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | N. George and E. Washington Sts., Charles Town, WV |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Listed | Jul 10, 1973 |
| Reference number | 73001910 |
| Type of place | county courthouse |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | N. George and E. Washington Sts., Charles Town, WV |
| Coordinates | 39.28946, -77.86010 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park · 7 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Huckleberry Hill Hiker-Biker Campsite 7 mi · Antietam Creek Campsite 11 mi · Killiansburg Cave Hiker-Biker Campsite 12 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73001910. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.