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The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration & Settlement to PresentThe History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time. Hu Maxwell. Hardbound, (1899), repr. 1997, New, Illus., Index, 518 pp.
The territory now embraced in Barbour County formed a part of Virginia from the first settlement about 1607 until 1863, when it became a portion of West Virgina. It became a separate county in 1843. Material for this book was gathered from every available source. This books is divided into three parts: The first part addresses the State in general; the second provides extensive information on the county; the third part consists of biographies. Information contained in the various chapters include: Explorations West of Blue Ridge; Indians and Moundbuilders; The French and Indian War; The Dunmore War; West Virginia in the Revolution, Subdivisions and Boundaries; Newspapers; Geography, Geology and Climate; Laws; Constitutional History; John Brown's Raid; Ordinance of Secession; Government; the Formation of West Virginia; Organizing for War; Progress and Chronology of the Civil War; Settlements and Indian Troubles; Notes from the Records; and Family History. MC-M2624 |