Author : Louis H. Manarin
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 1984
Category : History
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The present geographical-political area, known as Henrico County can trace its origins back to 1634. In that year, it was established as one of the eight original shires of Virginia and included all the land on both sides of the James River from Charles City County west to the mountains. In time, nine counties, part of another county, and the city of Richmond would be cut from Henrico. Today, the county is 245 square miles in size. -- Pg. [1].
Author : Louis H. Manarin
Publisher :
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 48,94 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Henrico County (Va.)
ISBN : 9780783719245
Author : Louis H. Manarin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 24,91 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738542645
First explored by colonists in 1607, the territory that was to become Henrico County was the site of the second English settlement in the colony of Virginia. Settled in 1611, Henrico was named for Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. Henrico was the site of the first college and the first iron works in the New World and is one of the original shires, or counties, in Virginia. Extending along the James River from its junction with the Appomattox River to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Henrico was eventually subdivided into nine-and-a-half counties and three independent cities. During 1861 to 1865, 18 major battles and numerous heavy engagements were fought on Henrico soil. From the end of the Civil War until World War II, agriculture was the backbone of the county's economy. After the war, the county experienced a surge in population that resulted in the growth of service industries. Today it is a vibrant urban county.
Author : Henrico County (Va.). Research and Information Office
Publisher :
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 10,20 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Henrico County (Va.)
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Publisher :
Page : 7 pages
File Size : 16,70 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Henrico County (Va.)
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Author : Pauline Pearce Warner
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 11,50 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Henrico County (Va.)
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Author : Brenda Dabney Nichols
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738566504
Henrico County, chartered in 1634, is one of the oldest counties in the state. Communities in Henrico created by African Americans are among the oldest continuing communities in America, as all of these communities were settled by 1863. The beauty of the settlements lay in the tenacity, determination, and resolve of pioneers who emerged from enslavement to create their own ideas of freedom. Rights to home and property ownership, businesses, churches, agencies, and schools defined the very essence of community. Despite efforts to halt their progress, African Americans independently sustained these communities. In Images of America: African Americans of Henrico County, nine communities are highlighted to demonstrate the indefatigable and indomitable spirit that continues to exist in these sacred places.
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Publisher :
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 25,51 MB
Release : 1991*
Category : Henrico County (Va.)
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Author : Henrico County (Va.). Board of Supervisors
Publisher :
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 46,45 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Henrico County (Va.)
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Author : Henrico County (Va.)
Publisher :
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 47,6 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Henrico County (Va.)
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