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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... respectable old lady on Apple - pie Ridge , informed the author that she had frequently heard her mother speak of a party of Delaware Indians once stopping at her father's , where they stayed all night . They had in custody a young ...
... respectable old lady on Apple - pie Ridge , informed the author that she had frequently heard her mother speak of a party of Delaware Indians once stopping at her father's , where they stayed all night . They had in custody a young ...
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... respectable old citizen of Martinsburg , stated to the author , that Mr. Benjamin Beeson , a highly respectable Quaker , in- formed him , that the Tuscarora Indians were living on the Tuscarora Creek when he ( Beeson ) first knew the ...
... respectable old citizen of Martinsburg , stated to the author , that Mr. Benjamin Beeson , a highly respectable Quaker , in- formed him , that the Tuscarora Indians were living on the Tuscarora Creek when he ( Beeson ) first knew the ...
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... respectable men of the Friends ' Society , Isaac Brown and Lewis Neill , each of them upwards of eighty years of age , and both residents of the county of Frederick . In confirmation of this statement , a letter written by Thomas ...
... respectable men of the Friends ' Society , Isaac Brown and Lewis Neill , each of them upwards of eighty years of age , and both residents of the county of Frederick . In confirmation of this statement , a letter written by Thomas ...
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