Tazewell

The town was laid off as the county seat, in 1800, when Tazewell County was formed, on land given by William Peery and Samuel Ferguson.

First known as Jeffersonville, the name was changed to Tazewell, for Senator Henry Tazewell. Averell ...

Governor Tazewell

Here stood the residence of Littleton Waller Tazewell, attorney, Virginia legislator, U.S. Congressman and Senator, and Governor of Virginia. The Williamsburg native came to Norfolk in 1802 to practice commercial and maritime law and was widely known for his skill ...

First Court for Tazewell County

The first Court for Tazewell County was held June 1800 at the residence of Henry Harman, Jr. The house site is located two tenths of a mile to the northeast. Harman’s grave is to the north. In the same burying ...