Prince Edward County Virginia History 1753-1922

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A History Of
Prince
Edward
County
Virginia
1753-1922
408 pages, indexed
Illustrated with nearly 80 photos, drawings and diagrams
- Bonus Book #1 -
Briery Presbyterian Church Manual
(Keysville, VA)
- Bonus Book #2 -
Virginia Counties Timeline
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Prince
Edward
County
,
Virginia
was formed in the Virginia Colony in 1754 from
Amelia
County
. It was named
for Prince Edward Augustus, son of Frederick, Prince of
Wales and younger brother of George III of the
United Kingdom
.
The original county seat housed the courthouse and was called Prince Edward Courthouse;
it is now the
village
of
Worsham
.
Near the headwaters of the Appomattox River, the Town of
Farmville
was formed in 1798,
and was incorporated in 1912.
The county seat was moved from Worsham to Farmville in 1871.
Compiled mainly from original records and personally contributed articles.
With a brief sketch of the beginnings of
Virginia
, a summary of the history of the county seat, and a special
chapter on the churches of the county.
CHAPTER ONE
A Short Account of the State 13
CHAPTER Two
The Genesis of Prince Edward County 21
CHAPTER THREE
The Organization of Prince Edward County 27
CHAPTER FOUR The Court House 37
CHAPTER FIVE Farmville: The County Seat 45
CHAPTER Six Prince Edward County in the Revolutionary Period 53
CHAPTER SEVEN Prince Edward County in the War of 1812-14 61
CHAPTER EIGHT County in the War Between the States 87
CHAPTER NINE County in the Re-construction Period 189
CHAPTER TEN Prince Edward County in the World War 195
CHAPTER ELEVEN The Churches of Prince Edward 211
CHAPTER TWELVE The Schools of Prince Edward 291
CHAPTER THIRTEEN Prince Edward County Biography 311
CHAPTER FOURTEEN "Who's Who" in Prince Edward 345
CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Judiciary of Prince Edward 363
CHAPTER SIXTEEN Agriculture in Prince Edward 371
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN County Statistics 375
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Miscellaneous 383
CHAPTER NINETEEN Bibliography 403
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