History of Roanoke City and County, Virginia
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& History of the Norfolk & Western Railway Company by E. B. Jacobs
Published 1912
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Includes:
90 pages on the history of Roanoke County,
22 pages on the history of Roanoke City
27 pages on the history of the railway responsible for the growth
surge that made Roanoke the 3rd largest city in the state
85 pages biographical sketches of approximately 300 prominent citizens
of the area
CONTENTS
History of Roanoke County .…………………….5
Biographical Sketches …….……………………33
Salem ………………………….………………….. 40
Vinton ……………………….……………………..66
Bent Mountain …………….……………………..73
Fort Lewis ………………….…...…………………28
History of Roanoke City….……………….……. 91
The Roanoke of To-Day ….……………………100
Leading Industries ……….…………………….112
Biographical Sketches ….…………………….167
History of The Norfolk & Western Railway..141
INDEX TO BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES On Pages 254 and 255