History of Rockbridge Co, Va.
Doris Christian
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY VIRGINIA
By OREN F. MORTON, B. LIT.
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This 570 page book plus 32 page index written in 1920 contains the
following:
Table of Contents
I. The Local Geography , II. Scenic Features, III. The Ulsterman
and the Pathfinder, IV. The Borden Land Grant, V. Early Pioneer
Days. VI. Civil Government: 1737-1852, VII. Annals of 1737-1777,
VIII. Strife with the Red Men, IX. Rockbridge County Established,
X. The Calfpasture, XI. The War for Independence, XII. Middle
Period , XIII. A Year of Suspense, XIV. The War of 1861, XV.
Recent Period, XVI. The Negro Element XVII. The Town of
Lexington, XVIII. Buena Vista and Glasgow, XIX. Villages, Hamlets,
and Summer Resorts , XX.Highways, Waterways, and Railways, XXI.
Industrial Interests, XXII. The Churches of Rockbridge, XXIII.
Temperance Societies and Other Fraternities, XXIV. Old Field Schools
and Free Schools, XXV. Washington and Lee University, XXVI. The
Virginia Military Institute, XXVII. The Ann Smith and Other
Academies , XXVIII. The Franklin Society, XXIX. Journalism and
Literature, XXX. Old Militia Days , XXXI. A Rockbridge Hall of
Fame , XXXII. Stonewall Jackson at Lexington, XXXIII. Robert E. Lee
as a College President, XXXIV. Family Sketches and Biographic
Paragraphs, XXXV. The MacCorkle Family, XXXVI. Rockbridge in the
World War, XXXVII. Supplementary Items, XXXVIII. Rockbridge
Inventions PART Two: Genealogic Material
Introduction, Section I. Given Names and Surnames , II. Conveyances
in Borden Tract, 1741-1780 , III. Early Patents Outside the Borden
Tract, IV. Secondary Land Conveyances Prior to 1778, V. Tithables of
1778 , VI. Taxpayers of 1782 , VII. Taxpayers of 1841, VIII. Present
Surnames, IX. Militia Officers Prior to 1816, X. Soldiers of the
Revolution, XI. Rockbridge Artillery, XII. Soldiers of the World War,
XIII. Various Lists, XIV. Miscellaneous Data, Appendices
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