Forgotten Tales From Abingdon Virginia And The Holston River Valley
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Author |
: Donna Gayle Akers |
Publisher |
: Createspace Independent Pub |
Total Pages |
: 202 |
Release |
: 2012-10-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1480063002 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781480063006 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Forgotten Tales from Abingdon, Virginia and the Holston River Valley by : Donna Gayle Akers
This collection of oral histories, ghost stories, and historic newspaper articles from the Abingdon, Virginia area provide the reader with intrigue and entertainment. Brave Civil War Soldiers, murders, fires, epidemics, train wrecks, ghosts, oral history interviews, and community news are featured in articles and letters from the past, as you learn about the past of the region.
Author |
: Donna Gayle Akers |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 116 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1595130063 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781595130068 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Legends, Stories and Ghostly Tales of Abingdon and Washington County, Virginia by : Donna Gayle Akers
Author |
: Benjamin Floyd Nuckolls |
Publisher |
: Genealogical Publishing Com |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 1975 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780806306407 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0806306408 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia by : Benjamin Floyd Nuckolls
Grayson County is famous in southwestern Virginia as the cradle of the New River settlements--perhaps the first settlements beyond the Alleghanies. The Nuckolls book is equally famous for its genealogies of the pioneer settlers of the county, which, typically, provide the names of the progenitors of the Grayson County line and their dates and places of migration and settlement, and then, in fluid progression, the names of all offspring in the direct and sometimes collateral lines of descent. Altogether somewhere in the neighborhood of 4,000 persons are named in the genealogies and indexed for ready reference.
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: |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 538 |
Release |
: 1912 |
ISBN-10 |
: MINN:31951D003512625 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Miller by :
Author |
: Joe Tennis |
Publisher |
: Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 121 |
Release |
: 2010-08-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781614235323 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1614235325 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Haunts of Virginia's Blue Ridge Highlands by : Joe Tennis
This “interesting collection of Southwest Virginia ghost stories” is packed with pictures and Appalachian lore (Roanoke Star-Sentinel). A Confederate soldier forever lost at Cumberland Gap. The wispy woman of Roanoke College. The spectral horse that runs the streets of Abingdon. These are just a few of the restless spirits of southwestern Virginia. Join local author Joe Tennis as he takes readers on both sides of the Blue Ridge to explore the ghostly tales of Appalachia and the Crooked Road. Peer over the rim of the New Castle Murder Hole, dive into the mysteries of Mountain Lake, and wander among the lost graves of Wise County to discover the haunted lore of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Highlands. This book bridges the Blue Ridge Parkway and follows the entire length of the Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. It explores a couple dozen counties, with tales of towns called Fincastle and Saltville tucked away in Virginia’s scenic southwestern corner. Each chapter is based on a blend of folk legends, longtime traditions, historical research, and firsthand accounts—and the book also includes a bibliography, a map, and forty-five photographs.
Author |
: Lewis Preston Summers |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 932 |
Release |
: 1903 |
ISBN-10 |
: UVA:X000391451 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis History of Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786, Washington County, 1777-1870 by : Lewis Preston Summers
Author |
: Robert M. Addington |
Publisher |
: The Overmountain Press |
Total Pages |
: 404 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0932807674 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780932807670 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis History of Scott County, Virginia by : Robert M. Addington
Brimming with information, this text begins with Scott County territory as claimed by the French prior to 1763. The final chapters include interesting facts and figures from a survey made in 1930. Filling the pages between with great variety, Addington shares an abundance of knowledge.
Author |
: Joe Tennis |
Publisher |
: History Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1626196532 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781626196537 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Virginia Rail Trails by : Joe Tennis
Virginia's rail trails range from the popular path of the Washington and Old Dominion Trail to wilderness walks with wispy waterfalls. These lines pass scenes once viewed only by the eyes of train engineers or a few lucky passengers. Now those trails can be enjoyed by anyone looking for a scenic hike or relaxing bike ride or even those saddling up horses. From the sunrise side of the Eastern Shore to the setting sun at the Cumberland Gap, each trail, like the "Virginia Creeper" or the "Dick & Willie," has a personality and grandeur all its own. Join author Joe Tennis as he explores restored train stations, discovers a railroad's lost island graveyard and crosses the commonwealth on its idyllic paths.
Author |
: Daniel Coit Gilman |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 938 |
Release |
: 1906 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015055063492 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis The New International Encyclopaedia by : Daniel Coit Gilman
Author |
: Richard B. Drake |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages |
: 304 |
Release |
: 2003-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780813137933 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0813137934 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of Appalachia by : Richard B. Drake
Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cherokee, to flourish. Early white settlers tended to favor a self-sufficient approach to farming, contrary to the land grabbing and plantation building going on elsewhere in the South. The growth of a market economy and competition from other agricultural areas of the country sparked an economic decline of the region's rural population at least as early as 1830. The Civil War and the sometimes hostile legislation of Reconstruction made life even more difficult for rural Appalachians. Recent history of the region is marked by the corporate exploitation of resources. Regional oil, gas, and coal had attracted some industry even before the Civil War, but the postwar years saw an immense expansion of American industry, nearly all of which relied heavily on Appalachian fossil fuels, particularly coal. What was initially a boon to the region eventually brought financial disaster to many mountain people as unsafe working conditions and strip mining ravaged the land and its inhabitants. A History of Appalachia also examines pockets of urbanization in Appalachia. Chemical, textile, and other industries have encouraged the development of urban areas. At the same time, radio, television, and the internet provide residents direct links to cultures from all over the world. The author looks at the process of urbanization as it belies commonly held notions about the region's rural character.