History of The Lower Shenandoah Valley Counties of Frederick, Berkeley, Jefferson and Clarke By J. E. Norris, 1890 800 pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable Requires Adobe Reader 3.0 or higher to View 11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Lower-Shenandoah-Valley-History-4-VA-WV-Counties_W0QQitemZ200370487738QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea70301ba By all accounts Norris' History is the finest work on the lower Shenandoah Valley of Virginia ever written. In common with the best county and regional histories, Norris' treatment of the Shenandoah Valley counties of Frederick, Berkeley, Jefferson, and Clarke begins with an examination of the early explorations and settlements in the area, describes the outstanding topographical and geographical features, and then goes on to give an account of the settlement and organization of the various towns, villages, and cities of the region, their respective institutions, their settlers and early residents, their participation in the various wars, and notable events in their history. The final third of the work, a full 250 pages, contains genealogies of hundreds of Valley families and biographical sketches of notable and representative figures. CONTENTS CHAPTER I. — INTRODUCTORY. — CHAPTER II.— Physical Features.— CHAPTER III.— Indians and Prehistory CHAPTER IV.— First Settlers and Settlements CHAPTER V.— Organization of Frederick County CHAPTER VI.— Winchester and Washington’s Early Operations CHAPTER VII.— The Revolutionary Period and Morgan CHAPTER VIII.— One Hundred Years Ago CHAPTER IX.—Frederick county and Winchester After 1800 CHAPTER X.— Modern Frederick and the Towns CHAPTER XI.— Organization of Berkeley CHAPTER XII.— Establishment of Martinsburg CHAPTER XIII.— Primitive Town and County CHAPTER XIV.— Trustees, Councilmen, Courts & Officers CHAPTER XV.— Modern Martinsburg CHAPTER XVI.— Some Early Settlers of Jefferson CHAPTER XVII.— Organization of Jefferson CHAPTER XVIII.— Charlestown CHAPTER XIX.— Shepardstown, Middleway and Wizard Clip CHAPTER XX.— James Rumsey, Investor of the Steamboat CHAPTER XXI.— Harper’s Ferry and John Brown’s Raid CHAPTER XXII.— Creation of Clarke and Some Early Matters CHAPTER XXIII.— Lord Fairfax and Greenway Court CHAPTER XXIV.— Berryville or Battle-Town CHAPTER XXV.— The Great Civil War of 1861-65 CHAPTER XXVI.— Operations in The Valley During 1862 CHAPTER XXVII.— From 1863 Onward To The Collapse CHAPTER XXVIII.— Genealogy and Biography Index