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History of Roanoke County
Jack, George S.
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
HISTORY OF ROANOKE COUNTY
HISTORY OF ROANOKE CITY
DEDICATION
FOREWORD
HISTORY OF THE CITY
Early Settlements in the Shenandoah Valley.
First White Men to Visit the Roanoke Valley
The Great Indian Trail
Building of Gainsborough
Prestonville
Big Lick's Boom in 1834
Big Lick Incorporated
The Building of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
The Name of Big Lick Changed to That of "Roanoke"
Roanoke Incorporated as a City
Early Progress of the City
Territorial Limits again Extended
"Boom" Days
Further Progress of the City
The Decennial Celebration
Building of the Roanoke & Southern Railroad
Military Companies Enlisted During Spanish-American War, 1898
The Virginian Railway Built Through Roanoke
Progress Since 1892
THE ROANOKE OF TO=DAY
Leading Industries
