Author: Jasper Burns
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781493784998
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
“…I am going to that sweetest of all places, Gale Hill.” Patsy Morris Davis, 1845“Gale Hill” was an estate in old Virginia, granted to John Minor of “Topping Castle” by King George II in 1735. It was the home of many members of the prominent Carr, Jefferson, Terrell, Minor, and Caskie families, as well as generations of African-Americans, both slave and free. When it burned to the ground in 1930, it was mourned by many of its descendants. Fortunately for us, several of them, both black and white, wrote down recollections of the old place that are rich in history, humor, and descriptive detail. Gale Hill's history embraces Colonial, Revolutionary, Antebellum, Victorian, Edwardian, and early 20th century life on a plantation in the Old South. Its residents were colorful, eloquent, attractive people and they left an important – and entertaining - historical record. This book presents an illustrated historical narrative followed by a wide variety of memoirs, letters, diary entries, and other documents relating to Gale Hill, its families, and its neighbors. It is illustrated with over 120 photographs and drawings. About the Author: Jasper Burns is the author and illustrator of over 30 fiction and nonfiction books. Topics include history, fossils, numismatics, and spirituality. He currently lives in Waynesboro, Va.
Gale Hill
Author: Jasper Burns
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781493784998
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
“…I am going to that sweetest of all places, Gale Hill.” Patsy Morris Davis, 1845“Gale Hill” was an estate in old Virginia, granted to John Minor of “Topping Castle” by King George II in 1735. It was the home of many members of the prominent Carr, Jefferson, Terrell, Minor, and Caskie families, as well as generations of African-Americans, both slave and free. When it burned to the ground in 1930, it was mourned by many of its descendants. Fortunately for us, several of them, both black and white, wrote down recollections of the old place that are rich in history, humor, and descriptive detail. Gale Hill's history embraces Colonial, Revolutionary, Antebellum, Victorian, Edwardian, and early 20th century life on a plantation in the Old South. Its residents were colorful, eloquent, attractive people and they left an important – and entertaining - historical record. This book presents an illustrated historical narrative followed by a wide variety of memoirs, letters, diary entries, and other documents relating to Gale Hill, its families, and its neighbors. It is illustrated with over 120 photographs and drawings. About the Author: Jasper Burns is the author and illustrator of over 30 fiction and nonfiction books. Topics include history, fossils, numismatics, and spirituality. He currently lives in Waynesboro, Va.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781493784998
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
“…I am going to that sweetest of all places, Gale Hill.” Patsy Morris Davis, 1845“Gale Hill” was an estate in old Virginia, granted to John Minor of “Topping Castle” by King George II in 1735. It was the home of many members of the prominent Carr, Jefferson, Terrell, Minor, and Caskie families, as well as generations of African-Americans, both slave and free. When it burned to the ground in 1930, it was mourned by many of its descendants. Fortunately for us, several of them, both black and white, wrote down recollections of the old place that are rich in history, humor, and descriptive detail. Gale Hill's history embraces Colonial, Revolutionary, Antebellum, Victorian, Edwardian, and early 20th century life on a plantation in the Old South. Its residents were colorful, eloquent, attractive people and they left an important – and entertaining - historical record. This book presents an illustrated historical narrative followed by a wide variety of memoirs, letters, diary entries, and other documents relating to Gale Hill, its families, and its neighbors. It is illustrated with over 120 photographs and drawings. About the Author: Jasper Burns is the author and illustrator of over 30 fiction and nonfiction books. Topics include history, fossils, numismatics, and spirituality. He currently lives in Waynesboro, Va.
The Architecture of Jefferson Country
Author: K. Edward Lay
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813918855
Category : Albemarle County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"But what is less well known are the many important examples of other architectural idioms built in this Piedmont Virginia county, many by nationally renowned architects.".
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813918855
Category : Albemarle County (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
"But what is less well known are the many important examples of other architectural idioms built in this Piedmont Virginia county, many by nationally renowned architects.".
Social Register, Washington
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social registers
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Includes "Dilatory domiciles"; for some volumes, some of these updates are issued separately as supplements.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social registers
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Includes "Dilatory domiciles"; for some volumes, some of these updates are issued separately as supplements.
Annual report of the State Board of Health of Massachusetts. 1893
Annual Report of the City Engineer of the City of Lawrence
Author: Lawrence (Mass.). City Engineer's Department
Publisher:
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Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Municipal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
The Road to En-dor
Author: E. H. Jones (Lt.)
Publisher:
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Category : Escapes
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Escapes
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Annual Report
Reports of Cases, Determined at Nisi Prius, in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas ...
Author: Great Britain. Courts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
The Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society
Author: Royal Dublin Society
Publisher:
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Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Learned institutions and societies
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description