One Day Nearer Home and War Tales from Mt Crawford
A memoir fragment recounts a Civil War era life near Mt Crawford Virginia. The narrator recalls home life near the Shenandoah Valley, encounters with both armies, foraging depredations, and close brushes with danger. The piece weaves poetry, memory, and vivid episodes of soldiers and neighbors during the conflict.
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Miner teacher buys marsh land for irrigation plan
Gwendoline Murphy a school ma’am with geology knowledge buys a square mile marsh near Mentonae for 2000 dollars, drains it with a deep well, uses springs for irrigation, and sells the land at 50 dollars an acre totaling 12000 dollars. a syndicate in the village profits from the deal.
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