History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780806379890)

A remarkably thorough county history and a valuable repository of genealogical data, this work is numbered among the finest books on Virginia counties. It is an ably documented source-book relating to the settlement, growth, and development of an important region--the Southern Piedmont. The historical narrative is not restricted to Pittsylvania alone, which wasn't created until 1767, but embraces the parent counties of Lunenberg and Halifax and the contiguous counties of Henry, Patrick, Franklin, Bedford, and Campbell. The book rings with the names of early inhabitants and prominent citizens (5,000 of whom are identified with page references in the index) and gives a scholarly account of colonial Pittsylvania and of Pittsylvania in the Revolution and the Civil War and accounts of churches, courts, and various county institutions.

Author: Maud Carter Clement
ISBN-10: 0806379898
ISBN-13: 9780806379890
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2009
Pages: 394
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d