A history of Rockingham county, Virginia PDF
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G-ift of Lydia Priclic>,rcL liartin irmstead Head Pricha.rd, Jr. I3etty Jacqueline Prichard Ea.sper in jiienory of their ^^rents AriJistead Llead Prich^ird Betty PcODson Priclmrd West Virginia University Libraries 3 0802 100302094 9 ^-'. .. ''-J Wes^ Virginia University Library This book is due on the date indi cated below. Str ^^^ 5' mi \^ r- FEB 2 196$ JUl 12 1*7^ _, ^ ^, JAN 2 ^ I96f S'^^-'^^T SEP 2 3 1969 mn 2 5 Tt») bst Lyriia msteacl Betty n memo Annst Betty A HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY VIRGINIA BY JOHN W. WAYLAND, Ph.D. Professor of History, State Normal School, Harrisonburg, Va. Member ; Virginia Historical Society, American Historical Association, Pennsylvania-German Society, Etc.; Author of "Politi- cal Opinions of Thomas Jefferson," "The Ger- man Element of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia," Etc. RUEBUSH-ELKINS COMPANY DAYTON, VIRGINIA 1912 APPAL. RM. Copyright, 1912, JOE K. RUEBUSH and P. H. ELKINS Published and Sold by RUEBUSH-ELKINS COMPANY Dayton, Va. OUTLINE OF CONTENTS. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. INTRODUCTION. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. PART L—Chronological. Chapter. L Geography of Rockingham County. IL Geological Features. in. First White Settlers: 1727-1738. IV. Rockingham as Part of Augusta: 1738-1777. V. The New County and the New Nation: 1777-1820. VI. A Growing Community: 1820-1860. VII. Rockingham in the Civil War: 1861-1865. VIII. The Days of Reconstruction: 1865-1876. IX. From 1876 to 1912. X. Rockingham To-Day. PART IL-Topical. XL Towns and Villages of Rockingham. XII. Roads and Railroads. XIII. Race Elements and Population. XIV. Churches and Religious Life. XV. Education and Schools. XVI. Charitable Institutions. XVII. Writers and Printers: Books and Periodicals. XVIII. Singers of Rockingham. XIX. Rockingham Statesmen and Jurists. XX. Farms and Farmers. XXI. Domestic Arts and Manufacturing^Enterprises. XXII. Banks and Banking. XXIII. Health Resorts. XXIV. Natural Curiosities. XXV. Hunting in the Western Mountains. XXVI. Boating on the Shenandoah River. try A y^I ^^ * €D XXVII. Court Days of Long Ago. XXVIII. Some Interesting Incidents: Spotswood's Expedition of 1716 and the Uni- versity Pageant of 1909. The Coming of the Lincolns. Daniel Boone on Linville Creek. Valentine Sevier's Sale Bill. The Influenza of 1806-7. A Case of Body-Snatching. A Visit to Philadelphia in 1847. Death of Ashby: 1862. Stonewall Jackson at Port Republic. Killing of John Kline: 1864. Death of Meigs: 1864. The Thurman Movement. Sidney Lanier at Rockingham Springs. A Fence Corner Council. CONCLUSION. APPENDIX. Sheriffs of Rockingham. County Judges and Circuit Judges. County Clerks rnd Circuit Clerks. Commonwealth's Attorneys. Superintendents of Schools. County Surveyors. Members of House of Delegates. Members of State Senate. Marriages in Rockingham, 1778-1720. Landowners in Rockingham in 1789. Muster Rolls of Rockingham Soldiers. Business and Professional Directory of Rocking- ham County: 1912. Bibliography: A list of books, magazines, and newspapers containing information con- cerning Rockingham County and Rock- ingham People. INDEX.
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