A HISTORY Of ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY VIRGINIA By OREN F. MORTON, B. LIT. DMK Heritage Project converted this historic book into a digital format for in-depth research for genealogist and historians with limited time and resources. The book was converted into an Adobe PDF format and is searchable with Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free program from Adobe) or Preview for the iMac. A new complete index was created of last names for quick identification To maintain the integrity of this historic book, images of each page of the book are provided on a separate PDF file to resolve any questions concerning the conversion to an electronic format. Both PDF files are placed on one CD for your convenience Price $35.00 plus $3.00 shipping Total $38.00 DMK Heritage 12303 Indian Mound Austin, TX 78758 You can contact us at: dmkheritage.austin.rr.com http://www.dmkheritage.com/store/ This 570 page book plus 32 page index written in 1920 contains the following: Table of Contents I. The Local Geography , II. Scenic Features, III. The Ulsterman and the Pathfinder, IV. The Borden Land Grant, V. Early Pioneer Days. VI. Civil Government: 1737-1852, VII. Annals of 1737-1777, VIII. Strife with the Red Men, IX. Rockbridge County Established, X. The Calfpasture, XI. The War for Independence, XII. Middle Period , XIII. A Year of Suspense, XIV. The War of 1861, XV. Recent Period, XVI. The Negro Element XVII. The Town of Lexington, XVIII. Buena Vista and Glasgow, XIX. Villages, Hamlets, and Summer Resorts , XX.Highways, Waterways, and Railways, XXI. Industrial Interests, XXII. The Churches of Rockbridge, XXIII. Temperance Societies and Other Fraternities, XXIV. Old Field Schools and Free Schools, XXV. Washington and Lee University, XXVI. The Virginia Military Institute, XXVII. The Ann Smith and Other Academies , XXVIII. The Franklin Society, XXIX. Journalism and Literature, XXX. Old Militia Days , XXXI. A Rockbridge Hall of Fame , XXXII. Stonewall Jackson at Lexington, XXXIII. Robert E. Lee as a College President, XXXIV. Family Sketches and Biographic Paragraphs, XXXV. The MacCorkle Family, XXXVI. Rockbridge in the World War, XXXVII. Supplementary Items, XXXVIII. Rockbridge Inventions PART Two: Genealogic Material Introduction, Section I. Given Names and Surnames , II. Conveyances in Borden Tract, 1741-1780 , III. Early Patents Outside the Borden Tract, IV. Secondary Land Conveyances Prior to 1778, V. Tithables of 1778 , VI. Taxpayers of 1782 , VII. Taxpayers of 1841, VIII. Present Surnames, IX. Militia Officers Prior to 1816, X. Soldiers of the Revolution, XI. Rockbridge Artillery, XII. Soldiers of the World War, XIII. Various Lists, XIV. Miscellaneous Data, Appendices See Complete Index at http://www.dmkheritage.com/store/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=56