Sunday, March 21, 2010

A History of Orange County, Virginia

From its Formation in 1734 to the End of Reconstruction in 1870; Compiled Mainly from Original Records, With a Brief Sketch of the Beginnings of Virginia, a Summary of Local Events to 1907, and a Map
Contents:  Map of Orange County, Virginia
  Chapter I. The seating of Virginia
  Chapter II. The Genesis of Orange
  Chapter III. Organization of the county
  Chapter IV. The courthouses
  Chapter V. The colonial churches
  Chapter VI. Other old churches--The dissenters
  Chapter VII. Indian antiquities
  Chapter VIII. French and Indian Wars
  Chapter IX. Orange in the Revolution
  Chapter X. Germanna and the first settlers
  Chapter XI. Progress to the mines
  Chapter XII. The knights of the horseshoe
  Chapter XIII. Physical features
  Chapter XIV. Social and economic
  Chapter XV. Crimes and punishments
  Chapter XVI. The Orange Humane Society
  Chapter XVII. From 1848 to 1861
  Chapter XVIII. The war period
  Chapter XIX. Reconstruction, 1865 to 1870
  Chapter XX. Fiscal and statistical, 1870 to 1907
  Chapter XXI. Miscellaneous
  Chapter XXII. Biographical sketches
  Chapter XXIII. Historic and other homes
  Chapter XXIV. Being a personal retrospect
  Appendices -Importations-Census 1782-Will of President Madison-War of 1812-War of the Revolution-Commissions, 1734-1783-Roster of the Montpelier Guards During John Brown's Raid, 1859-Roster of Confederate soldiers, 1861-1865-Members of various conventions-Members of the Colonial House of Burgesses


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