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Rockbridge County (Va.) -- Land settlement

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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

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