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1883 History of Monongalia County


Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia
by Lyman Chalkley

This a primary resource for trans-Allegheny Virginia during the frontier period.


Chronicles of Border Warfare
A History of the Settlement by the Whites, of Northwestern Virginia,
by Withers

A fascinating history of the early settlers of the region. Written in 1831 from information gathered from the pioneers and their children.

A reprint of this book can be purchased from Frontier Press Bookstore.


Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania from 1763 to 1783,
by Doddridge

Classic history of pioneer settlement on the frontiers of Pennsylvania and Virginia. First-hand descriptions of living conditions in frontier settlements.

A reprint of this book can be purchased from Frontier Press Bookstore.


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This page was created in 1998 and last updated on 23 October 1999.
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