With the earliest English settlement in 1650, Mathews County is rich in historical landmarks--buildings, churches, estates, cemeteries--including a Courthouse, circa 1795, still in use today, centuries-old gravesites, a haunted house, and the Tabernacle, one of the last remaining outdoor pavilions for religious use.

Visit the historic Courthouse Green where the Debtors Jail, Sheriff's Office and County Administration Offices have been in operation since 1795--although the uses have changed through the years. A monument, erected in 1928 by the Daughters of the American Revolution, stands in front of the courthouse near a memorial honoring Confederate soldiers.

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