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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... covered . At this place are signs of an Indian village , and their old fields . The Rev. John J. Jacobs , of Hampshire , informed the author that Mr. Daniel Cresap's land on the north branch of the Potomac , a few miles above Cumberland ...
... covered . At this place are signs of an Indian village , and their old fields . The Rev. John J. Jacobs , of Hampshire , informed the author that Mr. Daniel Cresap's land on the north branch of the Potomac , a few miles above Cumberland ...
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... covered with pine and other forest growth . The excavation of the ground around them is plainly to be seen . The three first mentioned graves are in oblong form , probably containing many hundreds of human bodies , and were doubtless ...
... covered with pine and other forest growth . The excavation of the ground around them is plainly to be seen . The three first mentioned graves are in oblong form , probably containing many hundreds of human bodies , and were doubtless ...
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... covering an Indian grave , discovered a skeleton , whose great size attracted their attention . The stones was carefully taken off without disturbing the frame , when it was discovered , that the body had been laid at full length on the ...
... covering an Indian grave , discovered a skeleton , whose great size attracted their attention . The stones was carefully taken off without disturbing the frame , when it was discovered , that the body had been laid at full length on the ...
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