Built in 1850 of locally made brick, this courthouse is one of two standing in Marion County, the other having been built in 1848 at Tazewell. The first courthouse was at Horry. When the county seat was moved here, the town was called Pea Ridge. Seeking a new name, the citizens chose Taylor for Gen. Zach Taylor, but found there was already a Taylor, Ga. News then arrived of a Mexican War victory at Buena Vista, and that name was chosen. Pea Ridge was one mile from the ancient Indian village of King’s Town on the Uchee Trail, used by Indians to carry trading goods 300 miles from Alabama to Savannah.