County Courthouses of Ohio

by Susan W. Thrane

Book Overview

The first court session in Ohio took place on September 2, 1788, in a blockhouse at Marietta, Washington County. Arthur St. Clair, the first governor of what was then the Northwest Territory, organized the Court of Common Pleas when he established the county by proclamation on July 16, 1788. Law and the courts have played a central role in Ohio ever since. With statehood in 1803 and the growth of communities, the settlers built log courthouses at...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025333778X
• ISBN13: 9780253337788
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 3.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.3" x 12.3"