From Frontier to Suburbia"The central theme is the history of rural and agrarian lifestyles and the transition to an urban society."--Pref. |
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Academy acres agrarian Agriculture Aldie Alexandria American antebellum April army attempt August Binns Board of Supervisors bushels Cameron parish Catoctin church citizens Civil Club colonial Confederate Conservative construction corn county court county government county residents county's December Democratic Mirror districts economic election established Fairfax Fairfax County farm federal Ferry force Genius of Liberty Goose Creek Harrison high school Hillsboro horses Ibid issue Janney January John July June land later Leesburg legislature Leven Powell Lincoln Little River livestock Loudoun County Loudoun farmers Loudoun Rangers Loudoun Times-Mirror Loudoun Valley Lovettsville Farmers March Maryland meeting Mercer Methodist Middleburg Mosby Mosby's nation Negro northern Virginia November October party Planning political Potomac River pounds prior Purcellville Quakers railroad Rangers reconstruction Richmond roads secession September Sheetz Skirmish slavery slaves Society soldiers South Southern Sterling Park town Turnpike Company Union voted Washington Waterford wheat Whig William Yardley Taylor