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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Samuel Kercheval. ties to the number of twelve hundred men , and proposed to them to follow & and suppress the rebell Bacon , whereupon arose a murmur- ing before his face " Bacon , Bacon , Bacon , and all walked out of the " field ...
Samuel Kercheval. ties to the number of twelve hundred men , and proposed to them to follow & and suppress the rebell Bacon , whereupon arose a murmur- ing before his face " Bacon , Bacon , Bacon , and all walked out of the " field ...
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... hundred and twenty - five years from the first settlement of Vir- ginia . Before going into a detail of the first immigration and improvement of the Valley , the author believes it will not be unin- teresting to the general reader , to ...
... hundred and twenty - five years from the first settlement of Vir- ginia . Before going into a detail of the first immigration and improvement of the Valley , the author believes it will not be unin- teresting to the general reader , to ...
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... hundred of the Delawares were slaughtered . Indeed , the signs now to be seen at this place exhibit striking ... hundred feet high , and several hundred yards in length . t Mr. Israel Allen related this tradition to the author . was the ...
... hundred of the Delawares were slaughtered . Indeed , the signs now to be seen at this place exhibit striking ... hundred feet high , and several hundred yards in length . t Mr. Israel Allen related this tradition to the author . was the ...
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... hundred Catabawa Indians on their march to invade the Delawares ; but from some cause they became alarmed , and returned without success . The same gentleman stated to the author that a Mr. James Hen- dricks informed him that the last ...
... hundred Catabawa Indians on their march to invade the Delawares ; but from some cause they became alarmed , and returned without success . The same gentleman stated to the author that a Mr. James Hen- dricks informed him that the last ...
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... hundred miles , without trade , commerce , or clashing of inter- ests — without those causes of irritation common among civilized states — we find these two nations for a long series of years engaged in the most implacable and ...
... hundred miles , without trade , commerce , or clashing of inter- ests — without those causes of irritation common among civilized states — we find these two nations for a long series of years engaged in the most implacable and ...
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