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Lexington Gazette. (Lexington, Va.)

 Organization

Biography

Also known as the "News-Gazette."

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Native Americans

 Collection — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076
Identifier: RHS-Coll-0062
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of files containing newspaper articles, history essays and writing, and photographs concerning Native American land, battles with colonial settlers, prominent figures, and forts in Rockbridge County. Many materials describe the Shawnee Tribe and their presence and relationship with settlers in Kerrs Creek, Abbs' Valley, Balcony Falls, and Hayes Creek Mound. Some materials concern the death of Chief Cornstalk, also known as Hokoleskwa, and the Kerrs Creek Massacre.

Dates: 1872 - 1988

Robert V. Ignico Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0410
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 'Bi-Centennial Issue of Lexington Gazzette Commemorating the Settlement of the Rockbridge Section of Virginia by the White Men, A Tribute To The Scotch-Irish Pioneers', several greeting cards from the school, a collection 19 early football photos, a copy of the Washington and Lee University Bulletin (Volume XLVII, Number 4), a portrait of Robert V. Ignico 1919 as a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force, and a scrapbook.

Dates: Inclusive 1919-1970

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  • Type: Collection X
  • Subject: Virginia -- Rockbridge County X

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Armies -- Officers 1
Battles 1
College sports 1
Football 1
Greeting cards 1