Can anyone help clarify this for me? I was in Bell County Kentucly today and read in a book that what is present day Rose Hill was what used to be known as Powell River Valley and that it was what the pioneers knew as Martin Station. I know where present day Powell Valley is because I have been there, and I understand how the areas were so much larger back then but is this right about Rose Hill and Martin Station? Norma in Kentucky

Some very interesting reading and more information on all the frontier forts of Southwest Virginia in the writings of Emory L. Hamilton can be found here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/other/forts.html Scroll down the page for sections on Martin's Stations, Gibson's Station, and Chadwell Station in lower Lee County. Martin's Station was a short distance east of the present-day town of Rose Hill at the beginning of Martin's Creek. Rose Hill was called Boone's Path in the late 1800's. I have always heard that the name was changed to Rose Hill for the abundance of wild roses which grew on a hill west of the town. Best wishes, Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: Jamie Goodin <jlgoodin@tds.net> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 12:53 PM Subject: [VALEE-L] Rose Hill and Martin Station > Can anyone help clarify this for me? > I was in Bell County Kentucly today and read in a book that what is > present day Rose Hill was what used to be known as Powell River Valley > and that it was what the pioneers knew as Martin Station. > ==== VALEE Mailing >