Botetourt County

Author : Debra Alderson McClane
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738543758
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Botetourt County written by Debra Alderson McClane and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named for a Colonial governor and created in 1770 from Augusta County, Botetourt County lies in the southern end of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. At the time of its establishment, Botetourt's boundaries stretched westward from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. This area now encompasses 23 counties in Virginia as well as portions of West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Located at the fork of the Great Valley Road and the Wilderness Road, Botetourt served as the last outpost for many settlers moving into the western territories. Settled predominantly by Scots-Irish, German, and English immigrants, the county still reflects the influences of these strong cultures, and many original family names remain prominent. Botetourt is known for its agricultural production, as well as its natural resources: over the centuries, visitors have been drawn to the area's scenic beauty, healing springs, and trout-filled streams. This volume contains images of the towns, farms, homes, industries, people, events, and institutions that have contributed to the rich tapestry of the county's history.

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Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 080630670X
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Marriages, Wills, and Some Revolutionary War Records, Botetourt County, Virginia written by and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1975 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These records are from the late 18th through the early 19th century. Over 6,000 individuals are named in the marriage records. The probate records identify heirs, with relationships, and give the probate date.

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Publisher : S. E. Grose
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Botetourt County Virginia Heritage written by and published by S. E. Grose. This book was released on with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William B. Van Huss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781979589246
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mad Gasser of Botetourt County written by William B. Van Huss and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the winter of 1933, rural Botetourt County, Virginia, residents were attacked by a phantom menace. An invisible gas filled the homes of unsuspecting victims, causing illness and resulting in a mass hysteria that reached the city of Roanoke. Despite best efforts of local law enforcement, the Mad Gasser somehow evaded capture. Who was this Mad Gasser? Was it simply a case of mass hysteria or was there a sinister attacker responsible for these unsolved crimes? For the first time, this mystery from Virginia's past is explored here, in detail, by historian William B. Van Huss. Go beyond the legend of the Mad Gasser; retrace the timeline of events, decipher the evidence, and explore the theories that have been proposed to explain this enigmatic cold case.

Author : Helen R. Prillaman
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780806346069
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Places Near the Mountains written by Helen R. Prillaman and published by Genealogical Publishing Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The areas covered in this book fall in Botetourt and Roanoke counties, Virginia.

Author : Debra Alderson McClane
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467121355
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Botetourt County Revisited written by Debra Alderson McClane and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume in the Arcadia series about Botetourt County. The author revisits places in the first book, focusing on the people who lived and worked there.

Author : John William Austin
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 0806350237
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Related Families of Botetourt County, Virginia written by John William Austin and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the definitive work on Americans taken prisoner during the Revolutionary War. The bulk of the book is devoted to personal accounts, many of them moving, of the conditions endured by U.S. prisoners at the hands of the British, as preserved in journals or diaries kept by physicians, ships' captains, and the prisoners themselves. Of greater genealogical interest is the alphabetical list of 8,000 men who were imprisoned on the British vessel The Old Jersey, which the author copied from the papers of the British War Department and incorporated in the appendix to the work. Also included is a Muster Roll of Captain Abraham Shepherd's Company of Virginia Riflemen and a section on soldiers of the Pennsylvania Flying Camp who perished in prison, 1776-1777.

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Publisher : S. E. Grose
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Craig County Virginia Heritage written by and published by S. E. Grose. This book was released on with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Janice L. Abercrombie
Publisher : Millefleurs
ISBN 13 : 9780809585151
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Botetourt County written by Janice L. Abercrombie and published by Millefleurs. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert Lee Snow
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359424619
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 57th Virginia Infantry: Finding the Men in the 1860 Census written by Robert Lee Snow and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 57th Virginia Infantry was one of five regiments in General Lewis Armistead's Brigade in Pickett's Charge, at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. Prior to being Brigadier General, Armistead commanded the 57th Virginia. About 1,800 men joined the 57th, primarily from Franklin, Pittsylvania, Buckingham, Botetourt, and Albemarle County, but at least 15 bordering counties contributed men. Initial enlistments were from May-July of 1861, with the nucleus coming from 5 companies of Keen's Battalion. This publication gives detail on the battles, from Malvern Hill to Appomattox, and the prison camps many suffered through. The core of the book, however, is a quest for basic genealogical data on the men of the 57th Virginia, with a focus on their parents, wives, and location in 1860.