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 . eventy-two persons lost their lives in the destruction ofthe Richmond Theatre, among whom was the then governor of theState. Directly opposite to Richmond are its suburbs of Manchester andSpring Hill, which are connected with the city by three bridges. Ripley, a village, capital of Jackson county, Virginia, on Millcreek, 350 miles VV. N. W. from Richmond. Population, about
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 . eventy-two persons lost their lives in the destruction ofthe Richmond Theatre, among whom was the then governor of theState. Directly opposite to Richmond are its suburbs of Manchester andSpring Hill, which are connected with the city by three bridges. Ripley, a village, capital of Jackson county, Virginia, on Millcreek, 350 miles VV. N. W. from Richmond. Population, about200. Ritchie, a county in the N. W. part of Virginia, has an area of480 square miles. It is traversed by Hughes river and its North surface is hilly and broken, and mostly covered with corn, oats, hay, butter and livestock are the staples. In 1850it produced 101,884 bushels of corn, 24,336 of oats, 2,503 tons ofhay and 41,978 pounds of butter. There were two sawmills, 1grist mill, one wool-carding mill and one tannery. It contained fivechurches, and 376 pupils attending public schools. The county istraversed by the north-western turnpike, and by the Parkersburg 366 WHEELING BUSINESS G. A. FROBE, ]7IAI^UFACTUKER, No, 103 Market street, WHEELINa. C. ELIAS STIFEL, MANUFACTUEErw OP fiji km iiEiT ijiii fill, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, ALSO IMPORTER OP ^ .^u^^ j^t^t^:h2t:^ ^^t^j^ieilE!, AND DEALER IN HOUSE FURHiSWSG HAKeWABE, No. 183 MAIN STREET, w as s s a a sr <s =. JAMES ME LL OR, \mm GOODS MMlfsiiAL INSTRUMENTS. _<ai_ ^Si- :WEZ T<^kT I^C ZBET acb jsi^k. 0 H10 K E R1N G S ^^^^^^ MARTIXS^ fillTARS PIANO l^^^^^^^^fl PRINCES FilflEJ 1 I iMelodeons. JOHN KNOTE, AND DEALER IN IMPORTED & DOMESTIC 5
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