Pioneers Of Old Monocacy
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Pioneers Of Old Monocacy
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Author : Grace L. Tracey
language : en
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Release Date : 1987
Pioneers Of Old Monocacy written by Grace L. Tracey and has been published by Genealogical Publishing Com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Frederick County (Md.) categories.
This is a definitive account of the land and the people of Old Monocacy in early Frederick County, Maryland. The outgrowth of a project begun by Grace L. Tracey and completed by John P. Dern, it presents a detailed account of landholdings in that part of western Maryland that eventually became Frederick County. At the same time it provides a history of the inhabitants of the area, from the early traders and explorers to the farsighted investors and speculators, from the original Quaker settlers to the Germans of central Frederick County. In essence, the book has a dual focus. First it attempts to locate and describe the land of the early settlers. This is done by means of a superb series of plat maps, drawn to scale from original surveys and based both on certificates of survey and patents. These show, in precise configurations, the exact locations of the various grants and lots, the names of owners and occupiers, the dates of surveys and patents, and the names of contiguous land owners. Second, it identifies the early settlers and inhabitants of the area, carefully following them through deeds, wills, and inventories, judgment records, and rent rolls. Finally, in meticulously compiled appendices it provides a chronological list of surveys between 1721 and 1743; an alphabetical list of surveys, giving dates, page reference--text and maps--and patent references; a list of taxables for 1733-34; and a list of the early German settlers of Frederick County, showing their religion, their location, dates of arrival, and their earliest records in the county. Winner of the 1988 Donald Lines Jacobus Award
Nature And History In The Potomac Country
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Author : James D. Rice
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2009-03-06
Nature And History In The Potomac Country written by James D. Rice and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-06 with History categories.
How environmental forces, and human responses to them, profoundly shaped both Native American and colonial life along the Potomac River. James D. Rice’s fresh study of the Potomac River basin begins with a mystery. Why, when the whole of the region offered fertile soil and excellent fishing and hunting, was nearly three-quarters of the land uninhabited on the eve of colonization? Rice wonders how the existence of this no man’s land influenced nearby Native American and, later, colonial settlements. Did it function as a commons, as a place where all were free to hunt and fish? Or was it perceived as a strange and hostile wilderness? Rice discovers environmental factors at the center of the story. Making use of extensive archaeological and anthropological research, as well as the vast scholarship on farming practices in the colonial period, he traces the region’s history from its earliest known habitation. With exceptionally vivid prose, Rice makes clear the implications of unbridled economic development for the forests, streams, and wetlands of the Potomac River basin. With what effects, Rice asks, did humankind exploit and then alter the landscape and the quality of the river’s waters? Equal parts environmental, Native American, and colonial history, Nature and History in the Potomac Country is a useful and innovative study of the Potomac River, its valley, and its people.
Pioneers Of Old Frederick County Virginia
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Author : Cecil O'Dell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Pioneers Of Old Frederick County Virginia written by Cecil O'Dell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Frederick County (Va.) categories.
"The boundaries of old Frederick County today encompass 12 counties: Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah and Page counties in Virginia; and Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, Hampshire, Mineral, Hardy and Grant counties in West Virginia."--P. viii.
Monocacy National Battlefield
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Author : Paula S. Reed
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2005-12
Monocacy National Battlefield written by Paula S. Reed and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12 with History categories.
Details the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Maryland, provided by the National Park Service. The site commemorates the battle of Monocacy of the U.S. Civil War. Discusses the facilities, programs, and activities.
Monocacy National Battlefield General Management Plan
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Monocacy National Battlefield General Management Plan written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
George Merrick Son Of The South Wind
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Author : Arva Moore Parks
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2015-11-03
George Merrick Son Of The South Wind written by Arva Moore Parks and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-03 with History categories.
The story of developers selling off the Sunshine State is as old as the first railroad tracks laid across the peninsula. But seldom do we hear about the men who actually built a better Florida. In George Merrick, Son of the South Wind, South Florida historian Arva Moore Parks recounts George Merrick's quest to distinguish himself from the legions of developers who sought only profit. Helping to create the land boom of the 1920s, Merrick transformed his family's citrus grove just outside of Miami into one of the finest planned communities: the "master suburb" of Coral Gables. With a team of architects and city planners, he built homes for the growing middle class in the Mediterranean Style using local stone, and he invested in public infrastructure by designing and building parks and pools, trolley lines and waterways. He pledged land for a library and the university that would become the University of Miami. Hailed in national publications as a visionary, Merrick was green before green, a New Urbanist before the movement even had a name. As Coral Gables and Merrick prospered, he reinvested in education, affordable housing, and other progressive causes. But the Great Depression ravaged Miami, and Merrick's idealism cost him his fortune. He died with an estate worth less than $400. With unprecedented access to the Merrick family and mining a treasure trove of Merrick’s personal letters, documents, speeches, and manuscripts, Parks presents the remarkable story of George Merrick and the development of one of the nation’s most iconic planned cities.
The Tory S Wife
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Author : Cynthia A. Kierner
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2023-09-01
The Tory S Wife written by Cynthia A. Kierner and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-01 with History categories.
The Spurgin family of North Carolina experienced the cataclysm of the American Revolution in the most dramatic ways—and from different sides. This engrossing book tells the story of Jane Welborn Spurgin, a patriot who welcomed General Nathanael Greene to her home and aided Continental forces while her loyalist husband was fighting for the king as an officer in the Tory militia. By focusing on the wife of a middling backcountry farmer, esteemed historian Cynthia Kierner shows how the Revolution not only toppled long-established political hierarchies but also strained family ties and drew women into the public sphere to claim both citizenship and rights—as Jane Spurgin did with a dramatic series of petitions to the North Carolina state legislature when she fought to reclaim her family’s lost property after the war was over. While providing readers with stories of battles, horse-stealing, bigamy, and exile that bring the Revolutionary era vividly to life, this book also serves as an invaluable examination of the potentially transformative effects of war and revolution, both personally and politically.
Frederick County Chronicles
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Author : Marie Anne Erickson
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2012-11-20
Frederick County Chronicles written by Marie Anne Erickson and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-20 with History categories.
The rails and covered bridges of Frederick County are framed by the waters of the Potomac River to the south and the Mason-Dixon line to the north. The county rests at a crossroads of Maryland cultures and history, and journalist Marie Anne Erickson sought out the oldest members of this diverse community to record their colorful stories. Twenty years after the articles appeared as the "Crossroads" series for Frederick Magazine, Ingrid Price has compiled her mother's fascinating essays for the first time. Stories of Civil War battles and Prohibition-era raids share the pages with memories of sledding by moonlight and the hunt for the mythical Snallygaster in Erickson's spirited history. From Brunswick to Mount Airy and from Emmitsburg to Point of Rocks, discover an affectionate and occasionally offbeat portrait of Frederick County.
Frederick
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Author : Chris Heidenrich
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2003-11-24
Frederick written by Chris Heidenrich and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-24 with Photography categories.
Frederick has stood as the gateway to western Maryland since the 1740s, when German and English settlers moved into the area seeking fertile farmland. Site of the first official rebellious act of the American colonies, early Frederick Town shared the fortunes of the growing nation as proximity to the new capital in Washington and the port of Baltimore fed industry and culture here along the Monocacy River.
Books On Early American History And Culture 1986 1990
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Author : Raymond D. Irwin
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2001-03-30
Books On Early American History And Culture 1986 1990 written by Raymond D. Irwin and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-30 with History categories.
A companion volume to Books on Early American History and Culture, 1991-1995, this work covers scholarship on early American history, including North America and the Caribbean from 1492 to 1815. This annotated bibliography surveys over 1,000 monographs, essay collections, exhibition catalogs, and reference works published between 1986 and 1990. In thirty-two thematic sections, the book covers such topics as colonization, rural life and agriculture, and religion. This useful guide organizes the recent explosion of scholarly literature on pre-colonial, colonial, and early Republican America.
