Category: Local History

Originally posted at http://www.danielboonetrail.com/historicalsites.php?id=46. The Revolutionary War was fought on two fronts; from its beginning in 1775, until the treaty of peace in 1783, it was fought on the western front against the Indians, chiefly by the pioneers of Kentucky and frontiersmen of Virginia, Pennsylvania, and the Carolinas. It...

Originally posted at http://www.danielboonetrail.com/historicalsites.php?id=85. Written by Sally Kelly The site of Fort Blackmore can be reached from Gate City, Virginia. At the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail sign in front of the Scott County Courthouse, proceed East (right) on Jackson Street/Rt. 71. After approximately two miles, turn left onto Rt....

by W. Dale Carter, copyright 2002, Kingsport, TN The small community of Blackwater has been mostly unnoticed by historians of southwest Virginia. It was given its name of Blackwater by the first hunters that ventured into the area perhaps as early as the 1750s. At that period of time,...

From: Pathfinders, Pioneers, & Patriots originally posted at http://www.ancientfaces.com/research/story/383170 Born in 1732 in Prince George County, Maryland, Elisha Wallen was to become an important character in the history of the settlement of the West. He stood about 5’10” tall and weighed about 180 lbs., was squarely built, and had...

Originally posted at http://sites.google.com/site/descendantsofcorneliusroberts/fsdbhdj 13 Aug 2010 Col. James Robert’s Tories were active on the NW side of the Blue Ridge in the Ashe Co., NC area according to Col. Richard Allen’s pension claims. By family associations it has been suggested that Cornelius Roberts (Neal Roberts) is the son or...

  originally posted at http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/COPE/2001-04/0987874434 Capt. David Looney’s CO 1774 Fincastle- 34 men listed and here are a few of these men. 1) Lt. Daniel Boone- Jno. Anderson Ensign 2) Israel Boone 3) Joseph Blackmore- I believe this is Blakemore – has Fort ( 1774 Fincastle ) listed in Russell CO...