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The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People
By Miriam Haynie
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- The Stronghold
- A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People
- The Dietz Press, Incorporated Richmond, Virginia 1959
- Copyright by MIRIAM HAYNIE 1959
- Second Printing July, 1960 Third Printing September, 1964
- Printed in the United States of America by The Dietz Press, Incorporated
- Acknowledgements
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- PART I—Seventeenth Century
- PART II—Eighteenth Century
- PART III—Nineteenth Century
- PART IV—Conclusion
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- PART I
- Seventeenth Century
- TIDEWATER
- "YE NORTHERNE NECK"
- THE PEOPLE
- INDIANS AND EARLY EXPLORERS
- CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH
- POWHATAN'S EMPIRE
- CAPTAIN SMITH VISITS THE NECK
- "A PLAINE WILDERNES"
- "WILD BEASTES"
- "BIRDS TO VS UNKNOWNE"
- THE NOMINIES
- THE DISCOVERERS
- John Smith in the shallop exploring the waters of Northern Neck, Virginia.
- THE RIVER OF SWANS
- MOTHER OF WATERS
- QUICK-RISING-WATER
- HENRY AND POCAHONTAS
- Henry Spelman living amongst the Indians.
- HENRY AND KING PATOWMEKE
- HENRY'S RELATION
- BETRAYED
- Pocahontas is traded for a copper kettle and becomes an hostage to Captain Argall.
- KIDNAPPED
- THE INDIAN TRADER
- A PETITION
- FROM NORTH OF THE POTOMAC
- First settlers at Coan.
- THE FIRST SETTLER
- COAN HALL
- NEIGHBORS
- THE "KIDS"
- INDIAN SERVANTS
- MONEY
- A PARADISE DISCOVERED
- A VISIT TO JAMESTOWN
- FRANCES
- FOREVER LOST
- URSULA
- THE YARD
- KITTAMAQUND
- THE GIFT
- THE CAVALIERS
- "CHARLIE-OVER-THE-WATER"
- THE LEGACY
- THE INDIAN DEED
- A SUMMONS TO JAMESTOWN
- THE OATH
- COUNTY OFFICERS
- EPRAPHRODIBUS'S WILL
- THE CHALLENGE
- TRADE
- THE COLONIAL SAILOR
- JOHN CARTER
- FLEET'S POINT
- GEORGE MASON
- MARY CALVERT
- HE LIVED BRAVELY
- WITCHCRAFT
- SEAHORSE OF LONDON
- "TENN MULBERRY TREES"
- ROADS
- MARKETS
- THE OLD DOMINION
- THE PROPRIETARY
- A FIRST LADY OF JAMESTOWN
- LAND
- PROCESSIONING
- "THE BANQUETTING HOUSE"
- THE LAND AGENT
- HANNA AND THE HORSESHOE
- MUSTER
- THE STORE
- THE WOLF-DRIVE
- THE INDIANS AND ROBERT HEN
- THE ROYAL CAVALCADE
- "King" Carter attends Christ Church.
- THE KING OF THE NORTHERN NECK
- KITH AND KIN
- THE FIELDINGS
- PIRATES
- CHRISTMAS AT COLONEL FITZHUGH'S
- INDIAN VISITORS
- HORSE RACING
- MANUFACTURE
- THE POTOMAC RANGERS
- PART II
- Eighteenth Century
- MURDERS IN STAFFORD
- FREE SCHOOLS
- THE HOME IN THE FOREST
- CHERRY POINT
- Mary Ball at Yeocomico Church.
- SANDY POINT
- AUGUSTINE
- POPES CREEK
- THE WAR PATH
- FALMOUTH
- BURNT HOUSE FIELD
- STRATFORD HALL
- GEORGE WASHINGTON
- The infant, George Washington at Wakefield, his birthplace.
- EPSEWASSON
- Young Washington helping in the handling of "seine" on the Potomac.
- FERRY FARM
- FREDERICKSBURG
- SCHOOL DAYS
- THE INDIANS
- THE POW-WOW
- Young George Washington becomes a friend of Lord Fairfax, Proprietor of Northern Neck.
- MOUNT VERNON
- WASHINGTON WASHED HERE
- THE ORDINARY
- NELLY
- MISS BETSY
- THE PROPRIETOR OF THE NORTHERN NECK
- THE MARSHALLS
- THE LEEDSTOWN RESOLUTIONS
- FITHIAN
- THE SCHOOL IN THE WILDWOOD
- JAMES AND JOHN
- CAPTAIN DOBBY
- PEDLARS
- SEVEN SATIN PETTICOATS
- PHI BETA KAPPA
- LIGHT-HORSE HARRY
- A BAND OF BROTHERS
- THE DIVINE MATILDA
- MADAM WASHINGTON
- AFTER THE REVOLUTION
- MANTUA
- PART III
- Nineteenth Century
- ROBERT E. LEE
- Young Robert E. Lee learning to ride.
- SMITH POINT LIGHT
- THE RAIDERS
- Skirmish between the Virginia Militia and the British during the War of 1812 at Farnham Church.
- STEAMBOATS
- HANNAH AND THE FALLING STARS
- DEAR TO HIS HEART ...
- THE BLOCKADE
- THE HOME GUARD
- "Yankee" foragers during the Civil War.
- THE MYSTERY OF HORSE POND
- SCHOONER IN A MILL-POND
- WAR BONNETS
- AMANDA AND THE YANKEES
- THE HORSEHAIR RING
- MIRACLE AT KETCHUM'S CAMP
- DESPERATE PASSAGE
- AFTER THE WAR
- SPEECH
- SHOPPING TRIPS
- MENHADEN
- THE OLD STONE PILE
- KEEPERS OF THE LIGHT
- THE HEADLESS DOG
- PART IV
- Conclusion
- THE ANCIENT MANSION SEATS
- APPENDIX
- NORTHERN NECK BURGESSES (Jamestown Assemblies)
- COUNTIES
- NATIVE SONS (Northern Neck of Virginia)
- SOURCES
- PART I—SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
- PART II—EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- PART III—NINETEENTH CENTURY
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