On March 24, 1803, the General Assembly established Warren County - one of the first 12 counties created in the new state.
It was carved out of Hamilton County and named for Gen. Joseph Warren, a physician and a major general during the American Revolution.
Ichabod Corwin built the county's first courthouse at Lebanon, the county seat, that year. It was a log structure that doubled as a tavern and store. Known as the Black Horse Tavern, it was a place where traveling merchants sold woven fabrics, sugar, spices and other wares.
The first term of court was held in the fall with Judge Francis Dunlavy presiding.
A second courthouse was constructed in 1806 at a cost of $1,450, and served Warren County for the next 30 years.
- Rebecca Goodman
E-mail rgoodman@enquirer.com or call (513) 768-8361.
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