Lee County, Virginia - Ewing, Virginia, St. Charles, Virginia, Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia, Jonesville, Virginia, Dryden, Virginia, Keokee (Paperback)

Chapters: Ewing, Virginia, St. Charles, Virginia, Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia, Jonesville, Virginia, Dryden, Virginia, Keokee, Virginia, Pennington Gap, Virginia, High Knob, U.s. Route 421 in Virginia, Cumberland Gap, U.s. Route 58, U.s. Route 23 in Virginia, Virginia State Route 70, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Cumberland Gap Tunnel, National Register of Historic Places Listings in Lee County, Virginia, Virginia State Route 600, Powell River, Virginia State Route 758, Virginia State Route 642, Wilderness Road State Park, Virginia State Route 744, Virginia State Route 352, Tri-State Peak, U.s. Route 58 Alternate, the Cedars Natural Area Preserve, Unthanks Cave Natural Area Preserve, Ben Hur, Virginia. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 97. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lee County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 23,589. Its county seat is Jonesville. Lee County is the westernmost county in Virginia. The county was formed in 1793 from Russell County. It was named for Light Horse Harry Lee, the Governor of Virginia from 1791 to 1794, who was known as "Light Horse Harry" for his exploits as a leader of light troops in the American Revolutionary War. He was the father of the Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Among the largest early landowners in the county was Revolutionary War officer and explorer Joseph Martin, for whom Martin's Station and Martin's Creek at Rose Hill are named, and who was awarded some 25,000 acres in the county, which he later sold. Martin was among the earliest explorers of the region. In 1814, parts of Lee County, Russell County, and Washington County were combined to form Scott County. In 1856, parts of Lee County, Russell County, and Scott County were combined to form Wise County, ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=156739