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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 . t office of Rockingham county, Virginia, Mercer, a county in the S. W. part of Virginia, has an area of440 square miles. It is intersected by the Blue Stone river, boundedon the E. by the Kanawha or New river, and also drained by Brushand other creeks, Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, and live stock arethe staples. In 1850 this county produced 105,946 bushels of corn;12,284
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 . t office of Rockingham county, Virginia, Mercer, a county in the S. W. part of Virginia, has an area of440 square miles. It is intersected by the Blue Stone river, boundedon the E. by the Kanawha or New river, and also drained by Brushand other creeks, Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, and live stock arethe staples. In 1850 this county produced 105,946 bushels of corn;12,284 of wheat; 35,280 of oats, and 1375 tons of hay. It con-tained four churches, and 400 pupils attending public schools. Or-ganized in 1837. Capital, Princeton. Population, 4222 ; of whom4045 were free, and 177 slaves. Mercer Salt Works, a post ofl[ice of Mercer county, Virginia. Merediths Tavern, a post ofl[ice of Marion county, Virginia. Merrimans Shop, a post office of Prince Edward county, Vir-ginia, 96 miles W. S. W. from Richmond. Messongo, a post office of Accomack county, Virginia. Metompkin, a post office of Accomack county, Virginia. 310 BALTIMORE SUBSCRIBERS. BALTIMORE BELL & BRASS FOUNDRY WILLIAM PETEKS,. No. 8 FKATT STREET, (NEAR THE BRIDGE,) ALSO DEALER IN Of Mver-fjf S^escription^ MIEf ALILUS (SUM 1PA(GKW(S,Composition Spikes, &c. MI GAZETTEER OF VIRGINIA. 311 MiDDLEBOuRNE, a thriving post village, capital of Tyler county,Virginia, on Middle Island creek, 45 miles S. by W. from has a turnpike leading to the Ohio river, and contains a flouringmill. MiDDLEBRooK, a post village of Augusta co., Va., ten miles from Staunton. It contains a church and about 60 dwellings. MiDDLEBURG, a handsomc post borough of Loudoun county,Virginia, on a small affluent of the Potomac, 143 miles N. fromRichmond. It has three churches, a flourishing academy, sevenstores and one tobacco factory. Population about 800. Middle Fork, a post office of Randolph county, Virginia. M
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