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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... fact that on that brook Bacon had his quarters . Buck says that he owned a plantation on Shockoe Creek , of which the stream just mentioned is a branch . One of the finest springs in Richmond , or its vicinity , is in the east side of ...
... fact that on that brook Bacon had his quarters . Buck says that he owned a plantation on Shockoe Creek , of which the stream just mentioned is a branch . One of the finest springs in Richmond , or its vicinity , is in the east side of ...
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... fact , of another furious battle fought at what is called the Slim Bottom on Wappatomaka , § ( the ancient Indian name of the Great South Branch of the Potomac ) , about one and half miles from its mouth . At this place there are ...
... fact , of another furious battle fought at what is called the Slim Bottom on Wappatomaka , § ( the ancient Indian name of the Great South Branch of the Potomac ) , about one and half miles from its mouth . At this place there are ...
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... fact . There is a row of Indian graves between the rock and public road , along the margin of the river , from sixty to seventy yards in length . It is believed that but very few of the Delawares escaped . There are also signs of a ...
... fact . There is a row of Indian graves between the rock and public road , along the margin of the river , from sixty to seventy yards in length . It is believed that but very few of the Delawares escaped . There are also signs of a ...
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... fact . It was remarkable to see with what resignation this unfortunate young prisoner sub- mitted to her fate . Her unfeeling tormentors would tie her , and compel her at night to lay on her back , with the cords distended from her ...
... fact . It was remarkable to see with what resignation this unfortunate young prisoner sub- mitted to her fate . Her unfeeling tormentors would tie her , and compel her at night to lay on her back , with the cords distended from her ...
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... The wall was raised on the outside of the ditch , and carefully thrown up . † William Seymour , Esq . , related this fact to the author . and what is more remarkable , the teeth stands transversely INDIAN SETTLEMENTS . 37.
... The wall was raised on the outside of the ditch , and carefully thrown up . † William Seymour , Esq . , related this fact to the author . and what is more remarkable , the teeth stands transversely INDIAN SETTLEMENTS . 37.
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