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Book Synopsis History of Roanoke County, Salem, Roanoke City, Virginia, and Representative Citizens by : William McCauley
Download or read book History of Roanoke County, Salem, Roanoke City, Virginia, and Representative Citizens written by William McCauley and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Roanoke County by : George S. Jack
Download or read book History of Roanoke County written by George S. Jack and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Roanoke, Virginia, 1882-1912 by : Rand Dotson
Download or read book Roanoke, Virginia, 1882-1912 written by Rand Dotson and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It then describes how that venture initially paid off, as the influx of thousands of people from the North and the surrounding Virginia countryside helped make Roanoke - presumptuously christened the "Magic City" by New South proponents - the state's third-largest city by the turn of the century. Rand Dotson recounts what life was like for Roanoke's wealthy elites, working poor, and African American inhabitants. He also explores the social conflicts that ultimately erupted as a result of well-intended 3reforms4 initiated by city leaders. Dotson illustrates how residents mediated the catastrophic Depression of 1893 and that year's infamous Roanoke Riot, which exposed the faȧde masking the city's racial tensions, inadequate physical infrastructure, and provincial mentality of the local populace. Dotson then details the subsequent attempts of business boosters and progressive reformers to attract the additional investments needed to put their city back on track.
Book Synopsis Salem, Virginia, County Seat of Roanoke County by : Roanoke County (Va.). Board of Supervisors
Download or read book Salem, Virginia, County Seat of Roanoke County written by Roanoke County (Va.). Board of Supervisors and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War 1861-1866 by : United States. War Department. Library
Download or read book Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War 1861-1866 written by United States. War Department. Library and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Place Apart by : Helen R. Prillaman
Download or read book A Place Apart written by Helen R. Prillaman and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Williamson Road area, which was annexed by the city of Roanoke in 1949, was originally a part of Botetourt County and thereafter of the northern part of Roanoke County. "A Place Apart" traces the history, places, and families of the Williamson Road. The book begins with various sketches of Roanoke Valley pioneers and early land owners. The second part of the volume continues with sketches of families that arrived during the late 18th or early 19th century, including Barren, Bushong, Campbell, Cannaday, Fellers, Garst, Harshbarger, Huntingdon, Nelms, Nininger, Oliver, Petty, Read, Rudd, Stokes, Watts, and Williamson. Community leaders associated with the Roanoke Valley's recent history are treated elsewhere in the book.
Book Synopsis Murder in Roanoke County: Race and Justice in the 1891 Susan Watkins Case by : John D. Long
Download or read book Murder in Roanoke County: Race and Justice in the 1891 Susan Watkins Case written by John D. Long and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A drama played out in the mountains of southwestern Virginia in 1891 that attracted nationwide attention and held the citizens of the Roanoke Valley spellbound. It was a story of violence, bigamy, race and a quest for justice. The tale of the trial of Charles Watkins for the murder of his wife was marked by threats of lynching, a fugitive manhunt, a disappearing witness, mistaken identities, claims of insanity and finally a secret letter to break the case wide open. In its day, the story was as closely followed as a modern televised murder trial. Despite the rapt attention of the public then, it has entirely faded from the history books--until now. Historian John Long resurrects the truth of who killed Susan Watkins. Did her rival for a man's love get away with murder?
Book Synopsis Roanoke, Virginia, 1882-1912 by : Rand Dotson
Download or read book Roanoke, Virginia, 1882-1912 written by Rand Dotson and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of a city that for a brief period was widely hailed as a regional model for industrialization as well as the ultimate success symbol for the rehabilitation of the former Confederacy. In a region where modernization seemed to move at a glacial pace, those looking for signs of what they were triumphantly calling the "New South" pointed to Roanoke. No southern city grew faster than Roanoke did during the 1880s. A hardscrabble Appalachian tobacco depot originally known by the uninspiring name of Big Lick, it became a veritable boomtown by the end of the decade as a steady stream of investment and skilled manpower flowed in from north of the Mason-Dixon line. The first scholarly treatment of Roanoke's early history, the book explains how native businessmen convinced a northern investment company to make their small town a major railroad hub. It then describes how that venture initially paid off, as the influx of thousands of people from the North and the surrounding Virginia countryside helped make Roanoke - presumptuously christened the "Magic City" by New South proponents - the state's third-largest city by the turn of the century. Rand Dotson recounts what life was like for Roanoke's wealthy elites, working poor, and African American inhabitants. He also explores the social conflicts that ultimately erupted as a result of well-intended 3reforms4 initiated by city leaders. Dotson illustrates how residents mediated the catastrophic Depression of 1893 and that year's infamous Roanoke Riot, which exposed the faȧde masking the city's racial tensions, inadequate physical infrastructure, and provincial mentality of the local populace. Dotson then details the subsequent attempts of business boosters and progressive reformers to attract the additional investments needed to put their city back on track. Ultimately, Dotson explains, Roanoke's early struggles stemmed from its business leaders' unwavering belief that economic development would serve as the panacea for all of the town's problems.
Book Synopsis Roanoke Valley in the 1940s, The by : Nelson Harris
Download or read book Roanoke Valley in the 1940s, The written by Nelson Harris and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of little known historical stories in Roanoke, VA"--
Book Synopsis History of Roanoke County, the Town of Salem by : Charlotte M. Temple
Download or read book History of Roanoke County, the Town of Salem written by Charlotte M. Temple and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Roanoke County by : George S. Jack
Download or read book History of Roanoke County written by George S. Jack and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of Roanoke by : Raymond P. Barnes
Download or read book A History of Roanoke written by Raymond P. Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hidden History of Roanoke by : Nelson Harris
Download or read book Hidden History of Roanoke written by Nelson Harris and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Nelson Harris delves into the annals of history to uncover these marvelous and mostly unknown stories of the Star City of the South. How did a Roanoke neighbor's secret upend North Carolina politics and why did a weeding scandal in Big Lick make front-page headlines in New York? These questions and many more are answered in this exciting volume of hidden stories and forgotten tales from the Star City. Discover why a Roanoker was found frozen in the North Atlantic and what Mother's Day crime and trial shocked the city in 1949. Meet the Black Cardinals, a semi-pro African American baseball team that played in the 1930s and '40s, and find out how a fistfight at Shenandoah Life helped save the company.
Book Synopsis Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards by : Nelson Harris
Download or read book Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards written by Nelson Harris and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1800, James Simpson, a Botetourt County landowner, purchased 31 acres of land for $100 and dedicated half of the purchase to plotting a new town. The Town of Salem was officially established when Simpson recorded his ownership at Fincastle Courthouse in October 1802, and it later became the government seat when Roanoke County was carved from Botetourt County in 1838. Today, Salem is an independent city, boasting a rich tradition of educational, commercial, and residential success. Roanoke County, like Salem, has emerged from its agrarian past to become a suburban county that embraces the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, as well as the strength and success of corporate centers and residential communities.
Book Synopsis Roanoke, Story of County and City by : Writers' Program (U.S.). Virginia
Download or read book Roanoke, Story of County and City written by Writers' Program (U.S.). Virginia and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Roanoke Valley's African American Heritage by : Reginald Shareef
Download or read book The Roanoke Valley's African American Heritage written by Reginald Shareef and published by Donning Company Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Roanoke County and Roanoke City by : Gertrude Blair
Download or read book History of Roanoke County and Roanoke City written by Gertrude Blair and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: