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Pearisburg was laid off in 1806 when Giles County was formed and was named for Captain George Pearis, an early settler. Established in 1808, it was first incorporated in 1835 and reincorporated in 1914. In May 1862, Union troops under Colonel Rutherford B. Hayes were defeated here by Confederates under General Henry Heth. The present courthouse was erected in 1836.
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Pearisburg, Virginia · United States
