A History of the Valley of VirginiaGenealogical Publishing Com, 2009 - 404 страници The storied Valley of Virginia (also known as the Appalachian Valley) is bounded by the Blue Ridge on the east and, for most of its length, by the West Virginia border on the west. Samuel Kercheval's history of the Valley of Virginia, published originally in 1909, concentrates upon this region from 1732 through the Revolutionary War. The work also describes life on the frontier, especially housing, furniture, and diet; the establishment of towns like Strasburg, Staunton, Romney, Harper's Ferry, and Morgantown; the inception of religious denominations, topography, and natural landmarks; and medicinal springs and other remedies. Incorporated into A History of the Valley of Virginia is an early edition of Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania 1763-1783]..., by the Reverend Dr. Joseph Doddridge, which covers similar terrain. Kercheval has also included a detailed discussion of Bacon's Rebellion of the 17th century in his Introduction, and a chapter on the founding of Virginia's Northern Neck in the body of the work. |
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... considerable debts in the county , besides my plantation concerns , where ( in one & th ' other , I had much more severly suffered , than any of themselves by th ' Indian disturbances in the summer and winter foregoing . I held it not ...
... considerable debts in the county , besides my plantation concerns , where ( in one & th ' other , I had much more severly suffered , than any of themselves by th ' Indian disturbances in the summer and winter foregoing . I held it not ...
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... considerable estate on behalf of a corrupt favorite ; which Laurence complaining loudly of , the Govern'r bore him a grudge and now shaking his head , said " old treacherous vil- " lian , and that his house was searcht that morning , at ...
... considerable estate on behalf of a corrupt favorite ; which Laurence complaining loudly of , the Govern'r bore him a grudge and now shaking his head , said " old treacherous vil- " lian , and that his house was searcht that morning , at ...
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... considerable settlement . The late Col. Joseph Swearengen's dwelling house stands within a circular wall or moat . When first known by the white inhabitants , the wall was about eighteen inches high , and the ditch about two feet deep ...
... considerable settlement . The late Col. Joseph Swearengen's dwelling house stands within a circular wall or moat . When first known by the white inhabitants , the wall was about eighteen inches high , and the ditch about two feet deep ...
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... considerable village . A little above the forks of the Shenandoah , on the east side of the South Fork , are the appear- ances of another settlement , exhibiting the remains of two considera- ble mounds now entirely reduced by plowing ...
... considerable village . A little above the forks of the Shenandoah , on the east side of the South Fork , are the appear- ances of another settlement , exhibiting the remains of two considera- ble mounds now entirely reduced by plowing ...
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