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Virginia's Industrial Rise and Heritage of Trade
The article argues Virginia and the South have been misunderstood in their industrial growth from colonial iron making to modern manufacturing. It highlights figures like McCormick and Maury, cites losses from Civil War and migration, and notes rapid postwar industrial expansion, port activity at Hampton Roads, and planned surveys to map Virginia’s resources. It emphasizes Virginia's diverse industries, rail and shipbuilding, and the aim to attract broader business to share its development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
South
Carolinas
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Swank
Tron
Winchester
Staunton
Richmond
Lynchburg
Byrd
Washington
Fredericksburg
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Madison
Henry Clay
Lee
Jackson
Tredegar Iron Works
Gallego and Haxall
Wm.c. Seddon
Baltimore
Jefferson Davis
New England
Arkansas
Union
Europe
Miss Glasgow
Betty
Texas
Oklahoma
America
McCormick
International Harvester Company
McCormick Reaper
McCormick Family
Brazil
Louisiana
United States
William C. Seddon
Thomas Seddon
Seddon
Petersburg
Covington
Mathieson Alkali
Danville
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
Shenandoah Valley
Southeest
England
Maury
Hampton Roads
New York
Newport News
Norfolk
State Chamber of Commerce
International Mercantile Marine
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal
Collis P. Huntington
Pacific Coast
Southern Pacific Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio
Huntington
Homer Ferguson
North Carolina
Philadelphia
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
United States Geological Survey
Roanoke
Hopewell
du Pont
Atmospheric Nitrogen Corporation
State Conservation Commission
Tidewater Counse