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Southwest Virginia S Railroad
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Author : Kenneth W. Noe
language : en
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
Release Date : 2003-09-02
Southwest Virginia S Railroad written by Kenneth W. Noe and has been published by University of Alabama Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Transportation categories.
A close study of one region of Appalachia that experienced economic vitality and strong sectionalism before the Civil War This book examines the construction of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad through southwest Virginia in the 1850s, before the Civil War began. The building and operation of the railroad reoriented the economy of the region toward staple crops and slave labor. Thus, during the secession crisis, southwest Virginia broke with northwestern Virginia and embraced the Confederacy. Ironically, however, it was the railroad that brought waves of Union raiders to the area during the war
Southwest Virginia
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Author : Kenneth W. Noe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Southwest Virginia written by Kenneth W. Noe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Railroads categories.
Charles Henry Ambler's thesis of antebellum western Virginia depicted the state as divided into two antagonistic geographic sections, with the creation of West Virginia the inevitable result. Ambler did not take into account southwest Virginia, that part of the "West" that aligned itself with eastern Virginia during the sectional crisis. This study attempts to demonstrate that slave-intensive staple agriculture, made more possible by the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, created economic and ideological ties that resulted in an east-southwest alliance in the 1850s. While the ideological rapproachement collapsed during the Civil War, the economic ties survived, setting the stage for rapid industrial development in the Southern Appalachain Mountains. By 1850, southwest Virginia differed from the northwestern region of the state. Slavery, while small scale in comparison to the cotton states, supported both a mountain elite and vigorous regional economy. Religious and commercial ties, notably the marketing of agricultural and industrial products, negated the isolation the mountainous topography threatened to create. Southwest Virginians desired a railroad to open up the region further to capitalist development, and bitterly opposed their anti-improvement state government. A small, influential group of eastern Virginians joined southwest Virginians in lobbying for a railroad. Their goal was political. Men like Henry A. Wise believed a railroad would unify the fractious state in time for the expected national slavery crisis. During the gubernatorial administration of southwesterner John B. Floyd, the boosters succeeded in chartering and funding the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. To safeguard their gains, they joined with others in obtaining the reform Constitution of 1851, which gave the mountaineers more power in return for greater protection of slavery. The railroad fulfilled the hopes of its supporters. In the 1850s, capitalist slave-based tobacco agriculture significantly displaced subsistence farming. As a result, southwest Virginians strongly endorsed secession and the Confederacy until war-weariness late in the war eroded support.
Virginia State Rail Plan Update
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Virginia State Rail Plan Update written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Railroads and state categories.
Railroads In The Old South
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Author : Aaron W. Marrs
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2009-04-13
Railroads In The Old South written by Aaron W. Marrs and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-13 with Transportation categories.
An original history of the railroad in the Old South that challenges the accepted understanding of economic and industrial growth in antebellum America. Drawing from both familiar and overlooked sources, such as the personal diaries of Southern travelers, papers and letters from civil engineers, corporate records, and contemporary newspaper accounts, Aaron W. Marrs skillfully expands on the conventional business histories that have characterized scholarship in this field. He situates railroads in the fullness of antebellum life, examining how slavery, technology, labor, social convention, and the environment shaped their evolution. Far from seeing the Old South as backward and premodern, Marrs finds evidence of urban life, industry, and entrepreneurship throughout the region. But these signs of progress existed alongside efforts to preserve traditional ways of life. Railroads exemplified Southerners’ pursuit of progress on their own terms: developing modern transportation while retaining a conservative social order. Railroads in the Old South demonstrates that a simple approach to the Old South fails to do justice to its complexity and contradictions. “The time is right to bring the South into the story of the economic transformation of antebellum America. Aaron Marrs does this with force and grace in Railroads in the Old South.” —John L. Larson, Purdue University “I am hard pressed to think of another volume that better catches the overall effect railroads had on the Old South.” —Kenneth W. Noe, Auburn University “Interesting regional history . . . It is a thoughtful and instructive study that examines not only the pervasiveness of transportation but also some of the social, political, and economic consequences associated with the evolution of southern railroads.” —Choice
The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide
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Author : John S. Salmon
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2001
The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide written by John S. Salmon and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
142 two-color maps vividly depict battlefield action Detailed local driving directions guide visitors to each battlefield site Of the 384 Civil War battlefields cited as critical to preserve by the congressionally appointed Civil War Sites Advisory Commission, 123-fully one-third-are located in Virginia. The Official Virginia Civil War Battlefield Guide is the comprehensive guidebook to the most significant battles of the Civil War. Reviewed by Edwin C. Bearss and other noted Civil War authorities and sanctioned by the National Park Service and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, no other guidebook on the market today rivals it for historical detail, accuracy, and credibility.
The Tennessee Virginia Tri Cities
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Author : Tom Lee
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2005
The Tennessee Virginia Tri Cities written by Tom Lee and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business & Economics categories.
Virginia Rail Trails
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Author : Joe Tennis
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2014-10-28
Virginia Rail Trails written by Joe Tennis and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-28 with Transportation categories.
Virginia's rail trails range from the popular path of the Washington and Old Dominion Trail to wilderness walks with wispy waterfalls. These lines pass scenes once viewed only by the eyes of train engineers or a few lucky passengers. Now those trails can be enjoyed by anyone looking for a scenic hike or relaxing bike ride or even those saddling up horses. From the sunrise side of the Eastern Shore to the setting sun at the Cumberland Gap, each trail, like the "Virginia Creeper" or the "Dick & Willie," has a personality and grandeur all its own. Join author Joe Tennis as he explores restored train stations, discovers a railroad's lost island graveyard and crosses the commonwealth on its idyllic paths.
Acts Of The General Assembly Of The State Of Virginia
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Author : Virginia
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
Acts Of The General Assembly Of The State Of Virginia written by Virginia and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with Law categories.
U S Steel And Gary West Virginia
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Author : Ronald G. Garay
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2011-02-28
U S Steel And Gary West Virginia written by Ronald G. Garay and has been published by Univ. of Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-28 with History categories.
“This book is well written and meticulously documented; it will add significantly to the available literature on West Virginia’s industrial and community history. It should find a receptive audience among college and post- graduate scholars of industrial and labor history, West Virginia history, and Appalachian studies.” —John Lilly, editor, Goldenseal The company owned the houses. It owned the stores. It provided medical and governmental services. It provided practically all the jobs. Gary, West Virginia, a coal mining town in the southern part of the state, was a creation of U.S. Steel. And while the workers were not formally bound to the company, their fortunes—like that of their community—were inextricably tied to the success of U.S. Steel. Gary developed in the early twentieth century as U.S. Steel sought a new supply of raw material for its industrial operations. The rich Pocahontas coal field in remote southern West Virginia provided the carbon-rich, low-sulfur coal the company required. To house the thousands of workers it would import to mine that coal bed, U.S. Steel carved a town out of the mountain wilderness. The company was the sole reason for its existence. In this fascinating book, Ronald Garay tells the story of how industry-altering decisions made by U.S. Steel executives reverberated in the hollows of Appalachia. From the area’s industrial revolution in the early twentieth century to the peak of steel-making activity in the 1940s to the industry’s decline in the 1970s, U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia offers an illuminating example of how coal and steel paternalism shaped the eastern mountain region and the limited ways communities and their economies evolve. In telling the story of Gary, this volume freshly illuminates the stories of other mining towns throughout Appalachia. At once a work of passionate journalism and a cogent analysis of economic development in Appalachia, this work is a significant contribution to the scholarship on U.S. business history, labor history, and Appalachian studies. Ronald Garay, a professor emeritus of mass communication at Louisiana State University, is the author of Gordon McLendon: The Maverick of Radio and The Manship School: A History of Journalism Education at LSU.
Virginia State Parks
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Author : Sharon B. Ewing
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2011
Virginia State Parks written by Sharon B. Ewing and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt's establishment of the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933 had lasting conservation impacts across the nation. Virginia joined this effort when Will Carson of the Virginia Conservation Commission convinced Roosevelt to use the Civilian Conservation Corps to build a state park system. Virginia is distinguished as the only state in the nation to open a system of state parks on one day. On June 15, 1936, the first six state parks--Douthat, Seashore (present day First Landing), Hungry Mother, Fairy Stone, Westmoreland, and Staunton River State Parks--were opened. From these humble beginnings, the commonwealth has developed over 35 diverse, award-winning state parks. From seashore to mountains, take a journey across Virginia through a vast array of landscapes and unrivaled natural and cultural resources.