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HISTORY of FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA (1798-1948) - Tobacco, Civil War, Railroad, WWII

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  • Condition: Very good condition. Dust jacket shows some minor wear.
  • State: Virginia
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Country: United States

    Description

    HISTORY of FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA
    (1798-1948)
    by Herbert Clarence Bradshaw
    Trace the origins of this Appomattox River town and its rise to prominence in Prince Edward County with the coming of the South Side Rail Road and later becoming the County seat in 1872. Nearly all aspects of town life are represented-churches, businesses, schools, fires, Longwood College, politics, neighborhoods and World War II. Contains appendices with business ads for 1948, photos of prominent citizens,, biographical sketches of Farmville's leading citizens. Dust jacket has Gray's map of 1878 for Farmville.
    Hardcover, 8" x 11", 344  pages, dust jacket, indexed, illustrated.