In the early days of Roanoke City (became a city in 1886), there was a Henry TROUT who served as mayor during some difficult times. There are TROUTs in Roanoke, Botetourt, and surrounding counties still. Carolyn HALE BRUCE Co-author, Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots Rebel King, The Har'ships and Rebel King, Bannok Burn http://www.RebelKing.com Author, Virginiana, A Visitors' Guide to Virginia History and Other Stuff http://www.VirginianaBooks.com Publishers of the life and art of Herb Jones, Poet With a Paintbrush by Barbara Jones Jones Available at: www.JonesArt.com And the just published novel of 17th Century Scotland, Dark Birthright by Jeanne Treat www.DarkBirthright.com Other works include: Roanoke, A Pictorial History, and Roanoke, Past and Present