Dickenson’s formation included controversy over county seat

by EDITH FAYE REDDEN • Dickenson County Historical Society Vice-President
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James Colley and David Smith were two of the three men appointed by the General Assembly to select the site for the courthouse, jail and other public buildings for the new Dickenson County. The historical society does not have a photo of James Venters, the third man.


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