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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... rivers , who finding him restored & his men at liberty , return'd home satisfied ; a few dais after which , the Govern'r ... river for the militia and all the men that could be gotten to come and de- fend the town , expres's came almost ...
... rivers , who finding him restored & his men at liberty , return'd home satisfied ; a few dais after which , the Govern'r ... river for the militia and all the men that could be gotten to come and de- fend the town , expres's came almost ...
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... River , I humbly thank'd his hon'r excusing myself , as I had done before on that invitation of the like nature at James town , but did hear he was mightily offended at my evasions and threatened to remember me . The Govern'r made 2d ...
... River , I humbly thank'd his hon'r excusing myself , as I had done before on that invitation of the like nature at James town , but did hear he was mightily offended at my evasions and threatened to remember me . The Govern'r made 2d ...
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... river , a most bloody affair took place between parties of the Catawba and Delaware tribes . This was probably about the year 1736. The Delawares had penetrated pretty * Cohongoruton is the ancient Indian name of the Potomac from its ...
... river , a most bloody affair took place between parties of the Catawba and Delaware tribes . This was probably about the year 1736. The Delawares had penetrated pretty * Cohongoruton is the ancient Indian name of the Potomac from its ...
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... river , ( a distance little short of one hundred miles ) , killed and scalped him , and returning showed his scalp to several white people , and exulted in what he had done . * Another most bloody battle was fought at the mouth of Cono ...
... river , ( a distance little short of one hundred miles ) , killed and scalped him , and returning showed his scalp to several white people , and exulted in what he had done . * Another most bloody battle was fought at the mouth of Cono ...
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... river , with another in their front . Thus enclosed , with the rock on one side , a party on the opposite side of the river , another in their front , and another in their rear , a most furious and bloody onset was made , and it is ...
... river , with another in their front . Thus enclosed , with the rock on one side , a party on the opposite side of the river , another in their front , and another in their rear , a most furious and bloody onset was made , and it is ...
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