History of Hampshire County

West Virginia

1785-1820

 

Published 1910

 

762 pages, searchable



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Capon Springs and Baths

Hampshire County

1877



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Descendants of Peter Stump

Hampshire County

1877


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Virginia Counties Timeline

1634-1920

                                       Chronological listing with dates of source(s) of counties' creations

 

15 pages, searchable

 

 

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Hampshire County was created by the Virginia General Assembly on December 13, 1753 from parts of Frederick and Augusta counties (Virginia) and is the oldest county in the state of West Virginia


Although its creation was authorized in 1753, Hampshire County was not actually organized until 1757 because the area was not considered safe due to the outbreak of the French and Indian War (1754-1763). According to Samuel Kercheval's A History of the Valley of Virginia, the county was named in honor of its several prize hogs

 

Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia's oldest town (1762). The county lies in both West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle and Potomac Highlands regions. Hampshire County is part of the Winchester, VA-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

STATE HISTORY

1.     Exploration and Settlement

2.     Indians and Mound Builders

3.     The French and Indian War

4.     The Dunmore War

5.     West Virginia in the Revolution

6.     Counties and Boundaries of the State

7.     Constitutional History

8.     John Brown’s Raid

9.     The Ordinance of Secession

10. The Reorganized Government

11. Formation of West Virginia

12. Organizing for War

13. Colonel Porterfield’s Retreat

14. General Garnett’s Retreat

15. General Lee’s Campaign in West Virginia

16. Schemes That Failed

17. Misc. War Notes

18. The Newspapers of West Virginia

19. Geography, Geology and Climate

20. West Virginia’s Forest Trees

 

COUNTY HISTORY

1.     Courts and Officers

2.     Old Railroads and Ferries

3.     Educational Affairs

4.     Among Old Laws

5.     Agricultural Affairs

6.     Reminiscences of Washington

7.     Indian Depredations

8.     Money and Currency

9.     The Revolutionary War

10. Notes on Newspapers

11. Among Old Records

12. Religious Organizations

13. Lands and Land-owners

14. Natural Curiosities

15. Cemeteries of Romney

16. Romney Literary Society

17. Literary Workers

18. Schools for the Deaf and Blind

19. Physicians and Surgeons

20. Bar of Romney

21. Landscapes Past and Present

22. Industrial Affairs

23. Souvenirs and Curiosities

 

HAMPSHIRE’S PART IN THE CIVIL WAR

    1.Beginning of the Strife

    2. Lew Wallace Takes Romney

    3. General Kelley’s Campaign

    4.Spying for Jackson

    5.Stonewall Jackson in Romney

    6. Enlisting Companies

    7.The Frontier Riflemen

    8.Others Taking the Field

    9.Enlisting Continues

    10.One Federal Company

    11.Imboden’s Raid

    12.Murder of Captain Stump

    13.Averell Defeats M’Causland

    14.Captain McNeill’s Company

    15.Crook and Kelley Captured

    16.Closing Events of the War

 

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