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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... probably about the year 1736. The Delawares had penetrated pretty * Cohongoruton is the ancient Indian name of the Potomac from its junction with the Shenandoah to the Alleghany mountain . Lord Fairfax , in his grants for land on this ...
... probably about the year 1736. The Delawares had penetrated pretty * Cohongoruton is the ancient Indian name of the Potomac from its junction with the Shenandoah to the Alleghany mountain . Lord Fairfax , in his grants for land on this ...
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... probably , to represent a man bleeding to death . The stain , it appeared to the author , was made with human blocd . The top of the rock projects over the painted part so as to protect it from the washings of the rains , and is on the ...
... probably , to represent a man bleeding to death . The stain , it appeared to the author , was made with human blocd . The top of the rock projects over the painted part so as to protect it from the washings of the rains , and is on the ...
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... miles below the mouth of Conococheague on or near the Potomac , on the Maryland side . f Mr. G. Blue , of Hampshire , stated this tradition to the author . At an immense distance apart , * probably little less INDIAN WARS . 35.
... miles below the mouth of Conococheague on or near the Potomac , on the Maryland side . f Mr. G. Blue , of Hampshire , stated this tradition to the author . At an immense distance apart , * probably little less INDIAN WARS . 35.
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... probably one principal cause of the wars frequently carried on by people in a state of nature . * The Catawba tribes reside on the river of that name in South Carolina . They were a powerful and warlike nation , but are now reduced to ...
... probably one principal cause of the wars frequently carried on by people in a state of nature . * The Catawba tribes reside on the river of that name in South Carolina . They were a powerful and warlike nation , but are now reduced to ...
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... probably containing many hundreds of human bodies , and were doubtless the work of ages . * On the land of Mr. Noah Keyser , near the mouth of the Hawks- bill Creek , stand the remains of a large mound . This , like that of Mr ...
... probably containing many hundreds of human bodies , and were doubtless the work of ages . * On the land of Mr. Noah Keyser , near the mouth of the Hawks- bill Creek , stand the remains of a large mound . This , like that of Mr ...
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