Buchanan County (VA) (Images of America)

Buchanan County (VA) (Images of America)

Often referred to as Americaâ€™s last frontier, Buchanan County, Virginia, was formed in 1858 by Act 156 of the Virginia General Assembly. The young county was named after Pres. James Buchanan, and Grundy, the county seat, was named for U.S. senator Felix Grundy, who later became attorney general in Pres. Martin Van Burenâ€™s cabinet. Images of America: Buchanan County tells the history of a county from the days of the Long Huntersâ€•who settled the area and named its rivers, salt licks, mountains, and valleysâ€•through the Civil War, when the mountainous terrain along the Virginia-Kentucky state line served as a no-manâ€™s-land between the Northern-Southern army, to the coal boom of the 1970s that created instant millionaires. Buchanan County has survived floods, fires, and economic and political demands to emerge anew in the year 2006.

Country	USA
Author	Brenda S. Baldwin
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brenda S Baldwin
EAN	9780738543970
Feature	Buchanan County VA Images of America
ISBN	0738543977
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	Arcadia Publishing
Manufacturer	Arcadia Publishing
MPN	Illustrated
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	128
PartNumber	Illustrated
PublicationDate	2007-01-17
Publisher	Arcadia Publishing
ReleaseDate	2007-01-17
Studio	Arcadia Publishing

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