Floyd County

Author : Lisa Perry
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738585727
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Floyd County written by Lisa Perry and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floyd County, named for Kentucky pioneer John Floyd, was formed in 1799. Originally encompassing all of the Big Sandy River Valley and much of eastern Kentucky, the boundaries included portions of what are now Pike, Martin, Knott, Magoffin, and Johnson Counties. Because of its river access, Floyd County developed earlier than many counties in eastern Kentucky. Prestonsburg, the county seat, became a major river port and center of trade in the region. With the coming of the railroad in 1903 and the coal industry, which began booming in the early 20th century, the county rapidly grew. This growth included a rapid rise in population due to the migration of native-born whites from around the country, European immigrants, and African Americans from southern plantations and coalfields. What had been an agrarian, white population suddenly took on a whole new face, one more reflective of the nation. The railroads and coal industry permanently changed both the economy and culture of Floyd County.

Author : Pamela R. Peters
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786450622
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Underground Railroad in Floyd County, Indiana written by Pamela R. Peters and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floyd County, Indiana, and its county seat, New Albany, are located directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville was a major slave-trade center, and Indiana was a free state. Many slaves fled to Floyd County via the Underground Railroad, but their fight for freedom did not end once they reached Indiana. Sufficient information on slaves coming to and through this important area may be found in court records, newspaper stories, oral history accounts, and other materials that a full and fascinating history is possible, one detailing the struggles that runaway slaves faced in Floyd County, such as local, state, and federal laws working together to keep them from advancing socially, politically, and economically. This work also discusses the attitudes, people, and places that help in explaining the successes and heartaches of escaping slaves in Floyd County. Included are a number of freedom and manumission papers, which provided court certification of the freedom of former slaves.

Author : Floyd County Historical Society Inc
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738592714
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Floyd County written by Floyd County Historical Society Inc and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a Kanawha hunting ground, the area that became Floyd County in 1831 was settled by people of English, German, Scots-Irish, French, and African descent, who established scattered farming communities. Agriculture was supplemented by work at sawmills and gristmills, distilling, storekeeping, and small-scale manufacturing and mining. Social life centered on family, church, and schools. Through the first half of the 20th century, full-time farming diminished as automobiles and improved roads gave access to garment factories and other industries within Floyd and adjoining counties, and the population declined sharply from a peak of 15,388 in 1900. Today, the population has rebounded with an influx of artisans, musicians, entrepreneurs, immigrant workers, retirees, and young families attracted by the county's natural beauty and quality of life. Prominent Floyd County natives include NASCAR pioneer Curtis Turner and Rear Adm. Robley Evans.

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Publisher : S. E. Grose
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Floyd County Virginia Heritage written by and published by S. E. Grose. This book was released on with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Franklin F. Webb
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786487208
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Virginia written by Franklin F. Webb and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the time of early settlement in Virginia, water-powered mills played a primary role in the state's economy. This work provides an overview of grain milling in Floyd County, Virginia, from 1770 to the present day. Topics covered include the difficulties involved in identifying early mills, the importance of mill site selection, water wheel types, laws regulating mills, the decline of milling and physical remains of abandoned mill sites. The main body of the book provides individual histories of 140 grist, flour, and feed mills, a few of which also processed wool. The histories are based primarily on oral histories, title deed records, and local newspapers. More than 100 photographs and maps supplement the text, and tables provide production figures for various mills from industrial censuses of 1850, 1870, and 1880.

Author : Amos DeRussia Wood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Floyd County written by Amos DeRussia Wood and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jim Maccracken
Publisher : Recreational Guides
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Floyd County Virginia Fishing & Floating Guide Book written by Jim Maccracken and published by Recreational Guides. This book was released on 2017-09-04 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floyd County Virginia Fishing & Floating Guide Book Over 300 full 8 ½ x 11 sized pages of information with maps and aerial photographs available. Fishing information is included for ALL of the county’s public ponds and lakes, listing types of fish for each pond or lake, average sizes, and exact locations with GPS coordinates and directions. Also included is fishing information for most of the streams and rivers including access points and public areas with road contact and crossing points and also includes fish types and average sizes. NEW NEW Now with a complete set of full sized U.S.G.S. Topographical Maps for the entire county that normally cost from $12.00 to $14.00 each but are included on the disk for FREE. These maps are complete full sized 7.5 minute series quadrangle maps in 1:24,000 scale maps. Contains complete information on Burkes Fork Furnace Creeks Goose Creeks Howell Creek Indian Creek Laurel Fork Little Indian Creek Little Rivers Long Mountain Creek Mira Fork Rennett Bag Creek Rush Fork and Shooting Creek (WW) is whitewater

Author : George Magruder Battey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America, Including Numerous Incidents of More Than Local Interest, 1540-1922 ... written by George Magruder Battey and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bobby G. McElwee
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738567129
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Floyd County written by Bobby G. McElwee and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floyd County, Georgia, located in the picturesque northwest Georgia mountains, has a long and fascinating written history that stretches back to 1540 and the Spanish explorers of that era. The Mississippian, Creek, and Cherokee Nations preceded the arrival of Europeans to the area. Soon after, industry and commercial agriculture began to flourish, and in 1845, riverboats began carrying products down the Coosa River from Floyd County to Mobile, Alabama.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of Floyd County, Iowa written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: