Posts Tagged ‘WAR’
Civil War HistoryMobile Comes to Highland County Fair
Virginia’s Civil War history exhibit on wheels will bring its story to the Highland County Fair this week.
Read MorePocahontas County Is Getting New Civil War Markers Thanks To Civil War Trails
The Richmond, Virginia based group has already installed about 1300 Civil War markers in multiple states.
Read MoreBath County Library Civil War Series Starts Thursday, April 14th
Bath County Library will host a series of presentations on the county’s Civil War history in celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. The first one is Thursday, April 14th.
Read MoreLibrary Of Virginia Coming To Highland County For Civil War Documentation
This summer, the Library of Virginia will be in Highland County scanning Civil War era documents and letters.
Read MoreDiscovery of Papers Sheds Light on Highland County History
Highland county resident Clay Hamilton has local family roots that go back hundreds of years. His interest in Highland, Bath and Augusta county history has made him a frequent visitor to area county courthouses. Seveveral years ago he noticed a bundle of rolled up papers in a cubbyhole behind a file cabinet of the Highland County Courthouse record room.
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