Statistical gazetteer of the state of Virginia, embracing important topographical and historical information from recent and original sources, together with the results of the last census population, in most cases, to 1854 . SPENCER ROWE. OPPOSITE OALVERT STATI ON, The undersigned h iving leased the above hotel and put it in complete order, isprepared to accommodate his friends and the traveling public. The proprietorwill be pleased to see his old friends, and promises to make their stay comfortableand satisfactory. Baggage taken to and from Calvert Station Free of Charge. JOHN BARR, Proprieto
Statistical gazetteer of the state of Virginia, embracing important topographical and historical information from recent and original sources, together with the results of the last census population, in most cases, to 1854 . SPENCER ROWE. OPPOSITE OALVERT STATI ON, The undersigned h iving leased the above hotel and put it in complete order, isprepared to accommodate his friends and the traveling public. The proprietorwill be pleased to see his old friends, and promises to make their stay comfortableand satisfactory. Baggage taken to and from Calvert Station Free of Charge. JOHN BARR, Proprietor, (Formerly of Peiiiisylvaiiia.) nmii SClliiN liOCKAWA! (JRAi Fil! J. MONTGOMERY Sl BROB CELEBRATED DOUBLE SCREENROCKAWAIT WHEAT FANS, PATENTED December 20tli, 1853. |I3^ These Fans have takenthe First Premiums at (Mght ofthe principal Agricultural Fairsof Maryland, Virginia and NorthCarolina, in 1854. They areadapted to all kinds of orders will be tliankfully re-ceived and promptly attended J. MONTGOMERY &BRO. No. 155 N. High PR GAZETTEER OF VIRGINIA. 349 two lines of railway leading to Richmond, Danville and , Prince Edward Court House. Population 11,857, of whom4,665 were free and 7,192 slaves. Prince Edward Court House, a small post village, capital ofPrince Edward county, Virginia, 75 miles W. S. W. from Rich-mond. It contains, besides the county buildings, one or twochurches and 2 academies. Prince George, a county in the S.^^E. part of Virginia, has anarea of about 300 square miles. James river forms its northernboundary, the Appomattox flows along its north-western border un-til it enters the former stream, and it is also drained by the sourcesof Blackwater river. Indian corn, wheat, oats and butter are thestaples. In 1850 this county produced 261,510 bushels of corn,81,042 of wheat, 23,600 of oats, and 32,988 pounds of butter. Therewere 19 manufactories of woodenware, beside other establishments;14 churches, and 198 pupi
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