History Of Roanoke County

Author : G.S. Jack
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9785876513847

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History of Roanoke County by G.S. Jack Pdf

Author : William McCauley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Roanoke (Va.)
ISBN : OCLC:900198205

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History of Roanoke County, Salem, Roanoke City, Virginia, and Representative Citizens by William McCauley Pdf

Author : Rand Dotson
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781572336438

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Roanoke, Virginia, 1882-1912 by Rand Dotson Pdf

Tells the story of a city that for a brief period was widely hailed as a regional model for industrialization as well as the ultimate success symbol for the rehabilitation of the former Confederacy. In a region where modernization seemed to move at a glacial pace, those looking for signs of what they were triumphantly calling the "New South" pointed to Roanoke. No southern city grew faster than Roanoke did during the 1880s. A hardscrabble Appalachian tobacco depot originally known by the uninspiring name of Big Lick, it became a veritable boomtown by the end of the decade as a steady stream of investment and skilled manpower flowed in from north of the Mason-Dixon line. The first scholarly treatment of Roanoke's early history, the book explains how native businessmen convinced a northern investment company to make their small town a major railroad hub. It then describes how that venture initially paid off, as the influx of thousands of people from the North and the surrounding Virginia countryside helped make Roanoke - presumptuously christened the "Magic City" by New South proponents - the state's third-largest city by the turn of the century. Rand Dotson recounts what life was like for Roanoke's wealthy elites, working poor, and African American inhabitants. He also explores the social conflicts that ultimately erupted as a result of well-intended 3reforms4 initiated by city leaders. Dotson illustrates how residents mediated the catastrophic Depression of 1893 and that year's infamous Roanoke Riot, which exposed the faȧde masking the city's racial tensions, inadequate physical infrastructure, and provincial mentality of the local populace. Dotson then details the subsequent attempts of business boosters and progressive reformers to attract the additional investments needed to put their city back on track. Ultimately, Dotson explains, Roanoke's early struggles stemmed from its business leaders' unwavering belief that economic development would serve as the panacea for all of the town's problems.

Author : John D. Long
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467144100

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Murder in Roanoke County: Race and Justice in the 1891 Susan Watkins Case by John D. Long Pdf

A drama played out in the mountains of southwestern Virginia in 1891 that attracted nationwide attention and held the citizens of the Roanoke Valley spellbound. It was a story of violence, bigamy, race and a quest for justice. The tale of the trial of Charles Watkins for the murder of his wife was marked by threats of lynching, a fugitive manhunt, a disappearing witness, mistaken identities, claims of insanity and finally a secret letter to break the case wide open. In its day, the story was as closely followed as a modern televised murder trial. Despite the rapt attention of the public then, it has entirely faded from the history books--until now. Historian John Long resurrects the truth of who killed Susan Watkins. Did her rival for a man's love get away with murder?

Author : Helen R. Prillaman
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06
Category : Roanoke (Va.)
ISBN : 9780806347066

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A Place Apart by Helen R. Prillaman Pdf

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.

Author : Nelson Harris
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0738518387

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Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards by Nelson Harris Pdf

In 1800, James Simpson, a Botetourt County landowner, purchased 31 acres of land for $100 and dedicated half of the purchase to plotting a new town. The Town of Salem was officially established when Simpson recorded his ownership at Fincastle Courthouse in October 1802, and it later became the government seat when Roanoke County was carved from Botetourt County in 1838. Today, Salem is an independent city, boasting a rich tradition of educational, commercial, and residential success. Roanoke County, like Salem, has emerged from its agrarian past to become a suburban county that embraces the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, as well as the strength and success of corporate centers and residential communities.

Author : William McCauley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Roanoke (Va.)
ISBN : LCCN:05042287

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History of Roanoke County, Salem, Roanoke City, Virginia, and Representative Citizens by William McCauley Pdf

Author : Nelson Harris
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-06
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625840639

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Hidden History of Roanoke by Nelson Harris Pdf

How did a Roanoke neighbor's secret upend North Carolina politics and why did a weeding scandal in Big Lick make front-page headlines in New York? These questions and many more are answered in this exciting volume of hidden stories and forgotten tales from the Star City. Discover why a Roanoker was found frozen in the North Atlantic and what Mother's Day crime and trial shocked the city in 1949. Meet the Black Cardinals, a semipro African American baseball team that played in the 1930s and '40s, and find out how a fistfight at Shenandoah Life helped save the company. Author Nelson Harris delves into the annals of history to uncover these marvelous and mostly unknown stories of the Star City of the South.

Author : Raymond P. Barnes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Roanoke (Va.)
ISBN : UVA:X006107159

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A History of Roanoke by Raymond P. Barnes Pdf

Author : Debra Alderson McClane
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467121354

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Botetourt County Revisited by Debra Alderson McClane Pdf

The second volume in the Arcadia series about Botetourt County. The author revisits places in the first book, focusing on the people who lived and worked there.

Author : Best Books on
Publisher : Best Books on
Page : 823 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781623760458

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Virginia by Best Books on Pdf

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 699 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781595342447

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The WPA Guide to Virginia by Federal Writers' Project Pdf

During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The WPA Guide to Virgina documents the vital role the Old Dominion played in the history of the first 150 years of the United States and before. It is packed with historical information, particularly from the Colonial and Revolutionary years, and supplemented with photos of historic buildings and sites. Also worth note are the artistic photographs of the state’s ordinary people and its natural beauty, including the Shenandoah and Chesapeake Bay regions.

Author : Nelson Harris
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625859709

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History of Back Creek, A: Bent Mountain, Poages Mill, Cave Spring and Starkey by Nelson Harris Pdf

"Since Europeans first settled along the banks of Back Creek in the 1740s, southwest Roanoke County's history has been as fluid as the creek itself. The once dense forest with log cabins gave way to the sprawling suburbs of the present. The colonial-era Trader's Path that directed Scots-Irish homesteaders, the growth of the apple industry in Bent Mountain after the Civil War, a state highway built by convicts during the Depression and Cave Spring becoming a modern commercial center have shaped the region. The changing picture of daily life in Back Creek spanning two centuries emerges in stories of one-room schoolhouses, doctors on horseback, country stores, local baseball and NASCAR races at Starkey. Local historian Nelson Harris details the eclectic history of the area." -- Page [4] of cover.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1202 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Virginia
ISBN : UVA:X000381178

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History of Virginia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Scott Dawson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439669945

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The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island by Scott Dawson Pdf

New archeological discoveries may finally solve the greatest mystery of Colonial America in this history of Roanoke and Hatteras Islands. Established on what is now North Carolina’s Roanoke Island, the Roanoke Colony was intended to be England’s first permanent settlement in North America. But in 1590, the entire population disappeared without a trace. The only clue to their fate was the word “Croatoan” carved into a tree. For centuries, the legend of the Lost Colony has captivated imaginations. Now, archaeologists from the University of Bristol, working with the Croatoan Archaeological Society, have uncovered tantalizing clues to the fate of the colony. In The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island, Hatteras native and amateur archaeologist Scott Dawson compiles what scholars know about the Lost Colony along with what scholars have found beneath the soil of Hatteras.