Excerpt from History of Tazewell Country: And Southwest Virginia, 1748-1920 The history has been arranged in as nearly chronological order as it was possible for me to place it. It is hardly necessary for me to say that it has been truly a labor of love to write about the deeds and accomplishments of the splendid men and women who were the pioneer settlers of the Clinch Valley and other sections of Southwest Virginia. And it has been a pleasant task to compile and relate the ways and means that have been used bv their descend ants and successors to bring this section of Virginia to its present social and industrial high position. My earnest hope and desire is, that its people shall continue to advance on these lines until they have attained the most exalted stage of Christian civilization and human freedom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.