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ARCHAEOLOGY AND NATURAL FEATURES
- The Moundbuilders
- Fort Hill
- Rocky Fork and its Scenery
- Rattlesnake Creek and Rattlesnakes
- Origin of Names
- Altitudes |
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FRONTIER ADVENTURES
- Josiah Fleetwood
- Capt. James Trimble
- The Battle of the Point
- Daniel Boone
- Simon Kenton
- George Rogers Clark
- The Virginia Military Reserve
- Finley's Journey
- Founding of Manchester
- Massie and His Surveys
- Adventures of Thomas Dick
- The Jolly Family
- Duncan McArthur
- Indian Raids
- The Battle of East Fork
- John McNary
- Massie's Surveys in Highland County |
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THE FIRST SETTLEMENTS
- First Entry of Land
- Adventures of the Ellisons and Edgingtons
- John Wilcoxon
- Last Indian Fight
- William Rogers and Robert Finley
- Founding of Chillicothe
- Erection of the County of Ross |
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BEGINNINGS OF NEW MARKET AND GREENFIELD
- Henry Massie Plats New Market
- First Settlers
- Berryman and Wishart
- Oliver Ross
- General McArthur Founds Greenfield
- Growth of the Settlements
- Notices of the Pioneers |
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CLEAR CREEK AND OTHER SETTLEMENTS
- Hugh Evans and Maj. Anthony Franklin
- Nathaniel Pope and the Quakers
- Finleys and Davidsons
- Smoky Row
- White Oak Settlement
- Michael Stroup, John Gossett and Other Noted Pioneers
- Lost Child
- Murders of Herrod and Waw-will-a-way
- Growth of New Market
- Early Weddings
- Various Settlements
- Hardships of Travel |
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ORGANIZATION OF HIGHLAND COUNTY
- Previous Representation
- Original Bounds
- First Judges
- Court Prceedings
- First County Officers
- County Election, 1805
- Representative Gossett
- Anderson State Road
- Men and Women and Their Work
- Fritz Miller
- James B. Finley
- Pioneers of 1805
- Capt. Andrew Badgley |
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CHANGE OF COUNTY SEAT
- Joseph Kerr, the New Market Leader
- The Great Barbecue
- Progress of Settlement
- Beginning of Methodist Preaching
- Location and Platting of Hillsboro
- David Hays
- The Famous Free Fight
- The Squirrel Invasion
- Sick Wheat
- First County Buildings
- Notes of Settlement up to 1812 |
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HIGHLAND COUNTY MISCELLANY
- Organization of Townships
- Towns of Highland
- Hillsboro
- Greenfield
- Lynchburg
- Growth of Population
- Newspapers
- The Crusades
- The Centennial Celebration
- Financial Matters
- Hillsboro Library
- County Buildings |
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OFFICIAL HONORS
- State Officials from the County
- United States Senators and Representatives
- State Senators and Representatives
- County Officers |
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CHURCH HISTORY
- Notes on Early Efforts and Present Status of Religious Organization
- Sketches of Eminent Preachers |
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THE BENCH AND BAR
- History of Courts, and Sketches of Judges and Lawyers |
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MEDICAL PROFESSION
- Notices of Some Eminent Physicians of the County |
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EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Early Schools
- Academies
- Common Schools and High Schools
- Statistics of 1900 |
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INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE
- Agricultural Facts and Figures
- Pioneer Manufacturing
- Notable Industries
- Statistics of 1900
- Highways and Railroads |
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, Arranged
in Alphabetical Order |
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