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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... known in the peninsula of Kamtschatka . It is imagined , however , that the sinking of that land and the separation of the new continents , has been occasioned by those great earthquakes , mentioned in the history of the Ameri- cans ...
... known in the peninsula of Kamtschatka . It is imagined , however , that the sinking of that land and the separation of the new continents , has been occasioned by those great earthquakes , mentioned in the history of the Ameri- cans ...
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... known to throw the mangled limbs of their prisoners into the horrible cauldron , and de- vour them with the same relish as those of a quadrupid . The Kamtskatkans in their marches never went abreast , but followed one another in the ...
... known to throw the mangled limbs of their prisoners into the horrible cauldron , and de- vour them with the same relish as those of a quadrupid . The Kamtskatkans in their marches never went abreast , but followed one another in the ...
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... the author is we can not discover . He was certainly a man of much cleverness , and wrote well . But our readers will judge for themselves . The name of Bacon is very little known to our citizens in general xii INTRODUCTION .
... the author is we can not discover . He was certainly a man of much cleverness , and wrote well . But our readers will judge for themselves . The name of Bacon is very little known to our citizens in general xii INTRODUCTION .
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Samuel Kercheval. Bacon is very little known to our citizens in general ; and this part of our history has been veiled in great obscurity . There are two remembrances of this extraordinary man in the neighbood of Rich- mond . A brook in ...
Samuel Kercheval. Bacon is very little known to our citizens in general ; and this part of our history has been veiled in great obscurity . There are two remembrances of this extraordinary man in the neighbood of Rich- mond . A brook in ...
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... known , on either side the river , both countrys raised their quota's of a thousand men , upon whose coming before the ffort , the Indians sent out 4 of their great men , who ask'd the reason of that hostile appearance , what they said ...
... known , on either side the river , both countrys raised their quota's of a thousand men , upon whose coming before the ffort , the Indians sent out 4 of their great men , who ask'd the reason of that hostile appearance , what they said ...
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