A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory

A History of Middle New River Settlements and Contiguous Territory
Author: David Emmons Johnston
Publisher: Pantianos Classics
Total Pages: 582
Release: 1906
Genre: History
ISBN:

This history covers the middle New River area from 1654 to 1905 with an emphasis on Mercer County, West Virginia. Mercer County was created in 1837 from Giles and Tazewell counties, Virginia, and was part of Virginia until 1863.

The New River Early Settlement

The New River Early Settlement
Author: Patricia Givens Johnson
Publisher: Patrica Givens Johnson
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1983
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780961476533

Regional History New River in N.C., Va./W.Va. The United States Army Invades the New River Valley, May 1864, rep. 1986 ed. Crook's Army Raids New River Railroads. ISBN 0-9614765-7-5, 137 pages, soft. $12.00. Techman of the Twenties, ISBN 0-9614765-9-1, hardcover, illus. 117 pages. Student life, Virginia Polytechnic, Blacksburg, 1920s. $15.00. James Patton & Appalachian Colonists. Biography, region history, New & Holston Valley - Colonists 1738-1755. hardcover, illus. 246p. 1980 rep. 1973 ed. $15.00. ISBN 0-9614765-4-0. William Preston & Allegheny Patriots. American Revolution on New & Holston river. Tories, patriots, Indian conflict. 318 p. ISBN 0-9614765-5-9 $20.00. Irish Burks of Colonial Va. & New River. Burks-1640s Ireland Rebellion Refugees to Virginia mountains - Genealogy, regional history. 300p. illus. hard. ISBN 1-878188-02-X. $20.00. Christianburg in Allegheny Mountains. Town-county story, county seat, Montgomery Co., Va. ISBN 0-9614765-1-6. $15.00. Andrew Lewis of Roanoke & Greenbrier. French & Indian War officer & Revolutionary Western Virginia General-Colonizer. ISBN 0-9614765-6-7. 259 p. soft. illus. $15.00. Confederate Women of New River Border Country. 83p. soft. illus. maps. ISBN 1-878188-03-8. $12.00. Mountain Lakes Resort 1751-1900. History. Virginia's Famed Resort. ISBN 0-9614765-8-3. 90p. illus. hard. $15.00. Springfield Saga. Fort Thompson on New River. 1750s French /Indian War Fort-New River Plantation, Pulaski, Co., Va. Thompson genealogy. ISBN 0-9614765-0-8. 70 p. illus. soft. $15.00. Walpa Publishing, 4201 Prices Fork Rd. Blacksburg, Va. 24060.

German New River Settlement, Virginia

German New River Settlement, Virginia
Author: U. S. A. Heavener
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 96
Release: 1976
Genre: German Americans
ISBN: 0806306904

This work surveys the history of the German New River Settlement and succeeds in identifying all, or nearly all, German New River settlers in chapters devoted to pioneer families, baptisms, marriage records, and court records.

Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia

Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County, Virginia
Author: Benjamin Floyd Nuckolls
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1975
Genre: Grayson County (Va.)
ISBN: 0806306408

Grayson County is famous in southwestern Virginia as the cradle of the New River settlements--perhaps the first settlements beyond the Alleghanies. The Nuckolls book is equally famous for its genealogies of the pioneer settlers of the county, which, typically, provide the names of the progenitors of the Grayson County line and their dates and places of migration and settlement, and then, in fluid progression, the names of all offspring in the direct and sometimes collateral lines of descent. Altogether somewhere in the neighborhood of 4,000 persons are named in the genealogies and indexed for ready reference.

The Planting of New Virginia

The Planting of New Virginia
Author: Warren R. Hofstra
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2004
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780801882715

An important addition to scholarship of the geography and history of colonial and early America, The Planting of New Virginia, rethinks American history and the evolution of the American landscape in the colonial era.

Legends & Lore of Fort Lauderdale's New River

Legends & Lore of Fort Lauderdale's New River
Author: Donn R. Colee Jr.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2021-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467148229

"The New River winds its way through a mysterious and tumultuous history, from the whirlpools of a legendary birth to banks stained with the blood of a massacre. Long-lost tribes flourished on the bounty of fish from its crystal-clear water and game from its wooded shores, only to succumb to European weapons and disease ... South Florida's destiny was changed forever when inshore transportation evolved from foot and hoof to inland waterway and steel rails. Schemes to 'drain the Everglades' turned swamp to subdivisions with the New River at its core. Trace the storied arc of Fort Lauderdale's ancient waterway with author Donn R. Colee Jr."--Publisher marketing.

The New River Controversy, A New Edition

The New River Controversy, A New Edition
Author: Thomas J. Schoenbaum
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2007-03-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0786428384

This updated edition of the 1979 original covers the landmark struggle to save the New River from damming in the 1970s. The grassroots movement emphasized the river's cultural and historical value rather than narrow environmental issues and became one of the great victories of the environmental movement. This edition also includes a new epilogue examining the current ecological status of the New River and the ongoing impact of the original conservation efforts in the face of new environmental threats. The 1979 edition won the Weatherford Award presented by Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association.

The History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia

The History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Author: Maud Carter Clement
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1973
Genre: Pittsylvania County (Va.)
ISBN: 0806379898

The book rings with the names of early inhabitants and prominent citizens. For the genealogist there is the important and wholly fortuitous list of tithables of Pittsylvania County for the year 1767, which enumerates the names of nearly 1,000 landowners and property holders, amounting in sum to a rough census of the county in its infancy. Additional lists include the names, some with inclusive dates of service, of sheriffs, justices of the peace, members of the House of Delegates, 1776-1928, members of the Senate of Virginia, 1776-1928, clerks of the court, and judges.