A History of the Valley of VirginiaHeritage Books, 2009 - 416 страници If you'd like to know more about the history of Native Americans and early American settlers, this book is for you. Written not long after the Revolutionary War, the author was himself a young eyewitness to the life and times described, and the weight of |
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... course being imperfectly explained by any au- thentic materials hitherto possessed ; this renders the present narra- tive of real value . It appears to have been written by a person intimately acquainted with its origin , progress and ...
... course being imperfectly explained by any au- thentic materials hitherto possessed ; this renders the present narra- tive of real value . It appears to have been written by a person intimately acquainted with its origin , progress and ...
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... course , designated it Potomac ; by which means it gradually lost its ancient name , and now is generally known by no other name . Maj . H. Bedinger writes the name of this river Cohongoluta . It is , however , written in the act laying ...
... course , designated it Potomac ; by which means it gradually lost its ancient name , and now is generally known by no other name . Maj . H. Bedinger writes the name of this river Cohongoluta . It is , however , written in the act laying ...
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... course in Lord Fairfax's ancient grants is written Wappatomac ; but Mr. Heath and Mr. Blue both stated that the proper name was Wappatomaka . Capt . James Glenn , confirmed by Mr. Garrett Blue , of Hampshire . In- deed , this tradition ...
... course in Lord Fairfax's ancient grants is written Wappatomac ; but Mr. Heath and Mr. Blue both stated that the proper name was Wappatomaka . Capt . James Glenn , confirmed by Mr. Garrett Blue , of Hampshire . In- deed , this tradition ...
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... courses , evidences of their dwellings are yet to be seen . great branches of the Shenandoah , and the south branch ... course , in the coun- ty of Hardy , when the county was first discovered , there was con- siderable openings of the ...
... courses , evidences of their dwellings are yet to be seen . great branches of the Shenandoah , and the south branch ... course , in the coun- ty of Hardy , when the county was first discovered , there was con- siderable openings of the ...
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... courses , to - wit : Stony Creek , Cedar Creek , and Opequon , as well as the larger water courses , which exhibit evidence of ancient Indian settlements . The * These graves are on the lands , now the residence of the widow Long , and ...
... courses , to - wit : Stony Creek , Cedar Creek , and Opequon , as well as the larger water courses , which exhibit evidence of ancient Indian settlements . The * These graves are on the lands , now the residence of the widow Long , and ...
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