Twelve Virginia Counties: Where the Western Migration Began
- ISBN-10
- 0806308613
- ISBN-13
- 9780806308616
- Category
- Counties
- Pages
- 469
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Publisher
- Genealogical Publishing Com
- Author
- John Hastings Gwathmey
Description
This is a scholarly and informative account of the origin and settlement of the counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, Goochland, Hanover, King William, King and Queen, Louisa, New Kent, and Orange, and of the people and events associated with their history. Woven throughout the narrative are descriptions of homes and homeowners, lands and landowners, and choice and enthralling tidbits of lore and legend, not to mention biographical sketches of notable countians and lists of civil and military officers, histories of churches and other institutions, and much, much more.
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