Madison County, Virginia
New 183
Page Book
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Early days in Culpeper
County, VA, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and
factual data in this New Spiral Bound 131 page booklet, printed
on 8.5" x 11" opaque white 60# paper, with parchtex card
stock covers. The front cover is protected with a vinyl sheet. The
book is reprinted from "A History of Madison County Virginia"
by Claude Lindsay Yowell. The original book was published in 1926
by Shenandoah Publishing House, Strasburg, Virginia. Present communities
in this county include: Aroda, Aylor, Banco, Brightwood, Criglersville,
Etlan, Graves Mill, Haywood, Hood, Leon, Locust Dale, Madison (County
Seat), Madison Mills, Oakpark, Pratts, Radiant, Rochelle, Shelby,
Syria, Twymans Mill, Uno, Wolftown, and Woodberry Forest.
Chapter titles include
"The Genealogy of Madison County," "Geography of
Madison County," "Exploration and Early Settlement by
the Whites," "Madison as a part of Orange and Culpeper,"
"Madison Organized as a Separate County," "Madison
County in Our Wars," "The Church History of Madison,"
"The School System of Madison County," "Economic
History," "Social Customs of Yesterday," "The
Present (1900-1925)," "Miscellaneous Data" (including
a list of families represented in the county before 1800), "Interesting
Incidents," "Manufacturing," "The Colored People
of Madison County," and "Conclusion." In addition
there is an appendix with the names of Civil War veterans from the
county, a Bibliography, and a 9-page index.
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