Valley of Virginia settlement and frontier battles
Historic sketches recount 18th century settlement of the Valley of Virginia beginning 1752 with Cherokee and Delaware conflicts near Antietam and Conococheague. The piece notes Cohongoraton Potomac names, early settlers from York and Shepherdstown, towns like Martinsburg Gerardstown and Charlestown, fort construction at Fort Frederick, and notable figures including Hite Morgan Washington and Steph en. It blends Native warfare, land grants, and early frontier life with anecdotes on the region’s evolution.
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Cohongornton
Potomac
Shenandoah
Alleghany Mountain
Lord Fairfax
HL. Bedinger
Frederick
Cohongoraton
Bellwood tragedy ends with double murder suicide
A Bellwood West Virginia couple were murdered by the bride’s father who then killed himself. The crime followed a thwarted romance between Ellen Glenn and Albert Marsh, with family interference and a dramatic confrontation in the parlor ending in multiple gunshots and fatalities.
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Bellwood
Bluefield
W. Va
Jeph UE
Glenn Rane
Kentuckey
Enn
Hia
Glann
Hllen
Albert Maret
Elan
Armel
Glenn
Mnivek
Mise Fflens
Pietera
Perseri
Glenn Bowie
Daan
Luise
Norfolk
Bowie
Tol
Npt
Mareh
Item
Aml
Tlenn
Rilon
Gilenn
Mersh
Hiv
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