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JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE. Address – Washington and George Streets. The Jefferson County Courthouse is the site where John Brown and six of his companions were tried, convicted, and sentenced to be hanged. The courthouse also witnessed the trial of William Blizzard, the alleged leader of striking coal miners in 1922. The trials of John Brown and William Blizzard were two of the three treason trials held in the United States prior to World War II. African Americans were involved in both trials.