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Shawnee Indians

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Balcony Falls

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Contains semi-dramatized account of violent interaction between numerous then-Augusta county citizens and a local Native American tribe near Balcony Falls, resulting in numerous deaths on both sides.

Dates: 1872 - 1988

Cornstalk, 1926-10-28, 1935-02

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

This file consists of three articles written on Chief Cornstalk, and his involvement in violent raids that occured in Rockbridge County, as well as his death at the hands of a soldier, Jacob Hull, in 1777 in Point Pleasant. Cornstalk led battles during Pontiac's Raid.

Dates: 1926-10-28; 1935-02

Forts, 1960-02

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

This file constains a group of serially published newspaper articles on the history of George Washington developing and using frontier forts in order to create defensive structures to limit casualties and damages from Native American raids and conflicts. Articles published between February 14th to March 6th, 1960.

Dates: 1960-02

Kerrs Creek, 1872-01 - 1988-04-15

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a handwritten account by Harvey Hotinger, reproduced and photocopied versions of articles related to the Kerrs Creek Massacre and other Native American and settler conflict in the area. Includes a copy of an interview with Jane Gay Stevenson sent from Charles Estell Baker of Center Point Independent Church of Birmingham Alabama. Also contains a report written by Madeline Gillespie entitled "Kerr's Creek Indian Raids" from 1955.

Dates: 1872-01 - 1988-04-15

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

Paul's Fort, 1970-05-03

 File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

This file consists of a copy of a Roanoke Times article entitled "Highway Passes Over Site of Fort" by George Wilson. Talks about viewing the fort from their perspective in the 1970s.

Dates: 1970-05-03

Speech by Logan, Chief of the Mingo Tribe (manuscript copy)

 Collection — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076
Identifier: RHS-Coll-0063
Scope and Contents

This file contains an undated 18th century document recounting a speech by Chief Logan made to white settlers. According to this document, following a violent conflict between white settlers in 1774, which resulted in a number of dead Mingo tribespeople, Logan gave a speech against the whites urging revenge violence.

Dates: 1780