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Book Synopsis Roanoke and New River Valleys, Virginia, Manuscripts by : Charles Alvis Bodie
Download or read book Roanoke and New River Valleys, Virginia, Manuscripts written by Charles Alvis Bodie and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Virginia's story is not complete until the accounts of the people west of the Blue Ridge are given their due. As more scholars are attraced to the region, the publication of this manuscript guide to five counties will offer them a source for documentary materials. The contiguous bloc of counties are Botetourt, Roanoke, Craig, Montgomery, and Floyd, all part of an area called Southwest Virginia, within the watersheds of the James, Roanoke and New rivers ... -- Introd.
Book Synopsis Five-Star Trails: Roanoke and the New River Valley by : Johnny Molloy
Download or read book Five-Star Trails: Roanoke and the New River Valley written by Johnny Molloy and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Star Trails: Roanoke and the New River Valley showcases 40 hikes in the mountains, valleys, and Piedmont of Western Virginia. The guide includes an array of treks reflecting the area's superlative scenery, from wild waterfalls in the New River Valley to highland wildernesses of the Jefferson National Forest, historic paths along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and waterside strolls beside Smith Mountain Lake. It is authored by the Southeast's most experienced outdoors writer, Johnny Molloy. Hikes in this book range from just under 2 miles to over 10 miles, creating opportunities for hikers of all ages, and will accommodate your desires for hikes of multiple lengths, depending on mood, time, and company. Trail configurations are diverse as well--including out-and-back hikes, loops, and balloon loops. Hike settings vary from developed county parks to the back of beyond.
Book Synopsis The Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Virginia by : Franklin F. Webb
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.
Book Synopsis Societies in Eclipse by : David S. Brose
Download or read book Societies in Eclipse written by David S. Brose and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2005-11-04 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While contact with explorers, missionaries, and traders made a significant impact on natives of the Eastern Woodlands, Indian peoples cannot be solely understood from the historical record. Here, in Societies in Eclipse, archaeologists combine recent research with insights from anthropology, historiography, and oral tradition to examine the cultural landscape preceding and immediately following the arrival of Europeans. The evidence suggests that native societies were in the process of significant cultural transformation prior to contact.
Book Synopsis Diversity and Accommodation by : Michael J. Puglisi
Download or read book Diversity and Accommodation written by Michael J. Puglisi and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contributors to this collection argue that traditional views - of ethnic and cultural isolation, of German clannishness and Scots-Irish individualism - contain a kernel of truth but are far too restrictive and simplistic.
Book Synopsis Catalog of Books and Reports in the Bureau of Mines Technical Library, Pittsburgh, Pa by : United States. Bureau of Mines. Technical Library, Pittsburgh
Download or read book Catalog of Books and Reports in the Bureau of Mines Technical Library, Pittsburgh, Pa written by United States. Bureau of Mines. Technical Library, Pittsburgh and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal of the History Museum & Historical Society of Western Virginia by :
Download or read book Journal of the History Museum & Historical Society of Western Virginia written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society by :
Download or read book Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River Valley of Maryland and Virginia by : Wm. Jack Hranicky
Download or read book Lithic Technology in the Middle Potomac River Valley of Maryland and Virginia written by Wm. Jack Hranicky and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The archaeological focus on a single geographical area offers an opportunity to present projectile point typology as a microtechnology even though some of the types have widespread distributions. The area of the Middle Potomac River Valley presents a physical artefact collection for a view of prehistory. This volume, which includes several hundred images of the investigation, artefacts and archaeological research compiled and recorded from over 30 years of work in the area, includes: -an overview of the Middle Potomac River Valley archaeology including the peoples and sites; -new data and interpretations for the lithic technology of the area; and -classification and typology of artefacts including the usage of projectile point, axe, celt, drill, and knife implements. This work will be of great interest to prehistory archaeologists, especially those working in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States.
Book Synopsis Bulletin by : Virginia. Division of Mineral Resources
Download or read book Bulletin written by Virginia. Division of Mineral Resources and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke by : Hugh A. Garland
Download or read book The Life of John Randolph of Roanoke written by Hugh A. Garland and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 722 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 Geology and Mineral Resources of the Gossan Lead District and Adjacent Areas in Virginia by : Anna Isabel Jonas
Download or read book Geology and Mineral Resources of the Gossan Lead District and Adjacent Areas in Virginia written by Anna Isabel Jonas and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present by : Clarence R. Geier
Download or read book The Historical Archaeology of Virginia from Initial Settlement to the Present written by Clarence R. Geier and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book includes six chapters that cover Virginia history from initial settlement through the 20th century plus one that deals with the important role of underwater archaeology. Written by prominent archaeologists with research experience in their respective topic areas, the chapters consider important issues of Virginia history and consider how the discipline of historic archaeology has addressed them and needs to address them . Changes in research strategy over time are discussed , and recommendations are made concerning the need to recognize the diverse and often differing roles and impacts that characterized the different regions of Virginia over the course of its historic past. Significant issues in Virginia history needing greater study are identified.
Book Synopsis Bulletin - Virginia Division of Mineral Resources by : Virginia. Division of Mineral Resources
Download or read book Bulletin - Virginia Division of Mineral Resources written by Virginia. Division of Mineral Resources and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Geological Series, Bulletin by : Virginia. Division of Mineral Resources
Download or read book Geological Series, Bulletin written by Virginia. Division of Mineral Resources and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Industrial Limestones and Dolomites in Virginia by : Raymond Smith Edmundson
Download or read book Industrial Limestones and Dolomites in Virginia written by Raymond Smith Edmundson and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
