History of the Lower Shenandoah Valley: Counties of Frederick Berkeley Jefferson and Clarke; Their Early Settlement and Progress to the Present Time; Geological Features; A Description of Their Historic and Interesting Localities; Cities Towns and

Excerpt from History of the Lower Shenandoah Valley: Counties of Frederick Berkeley Jefferson and Clarke; Their Early Settlement and Progress to the Present Time; Geological Features; A Description of Their Historic and Interesting Localities; Cities Towns and Villages<br><br>In consideration of this state of affairs it would be a sad return for this kindness to foist upon the courteous citizens of the Valley a history hastily compiled. Therefore the writer has endeavored regard less of time or expense to arrive at the true state of all matters upon which he has touched from the time the knightly Spottswood and his gallant retainers pressed their chargers forward to the brow of Swift Run Gap in 1716 to the present time. That he has accomplished that which he set about doing in the fall of 1888 the reader must decide. That his dates and facts are correct on all important matters can be verified by an examination of the public records which are Open to all. He has straightened out a few crooked lines that have always been perplexing and he has placed the first settlers and settlements where they undoubtedly belong.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.