A young people's history of Virginia and Virginians .. . INTERIOR OF OLD CHAPEL NEAR BERRYVILLE. 152 History of Virginia and southern counties, but their fertile lands, adapted to thecereals and grasses, and consequently to stock-raising, as well as tobacco,were the homes ofa thrifty, indus-trious, intelligent,and cultivated pop-ulation. Their Markets —^ There were no rail-roads, and the tradeValley andthe interior foundmarkets at the EXTERIOR OF SPRING-HOUSE IN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA. }^ga(J of navlffatioU on the various rivers. Richmond, Petersburg, Fred-ericksburg, Alexandria and N
A young people's history of Virginia and Virginians .. . INTERIOR OF OLD CHAPEL NEAR BERRYVILLE. 152 History of Virginia and southern counties, but their fertile lands, adapted to thecereals and grasses, and consequently to stock-raising, as well as tobacco,were the homes ofa thrifty, indus-trious, intelligent,and cultivated pop-ulation. Their Markets —^ There were no rail-roads, and the tradeValley andthe interior foundmarkets at the EXTERIOR OF SPRING-HOUSE IN VALLEY OF VIRGINIA. }^ga(J of navlffatioU on the various rivers. Richmond, Petersburg, Fred-ericksburg, Alexandria and Norfolk were the principaloutlets to which it was hauled by wagons or brought byboats from the head-waters of the streams. From theseports the productsof the countrywere shipped insailing vessels tothe West Indies,to Old and NewEngland, and toother countries. The WagonTrains.—Thesetrains of wagons,from the uppercountry, with their snow-white canvas _^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^-^ covers, their lat, <^^:^ - sleek well-2room- ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ spring-house, in valley of Virginia. ed horses, their harness ornamented with ribbons andhung with tinkling
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