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 . W. H. H in this county, February 9,1773. •JOHN TYLER,Born in this county, March 29, 1790. area of 184 square miles. James river forms its entire bound-ary on the S. and the Chickahoiiiiny on the K and E. The sur-face is rolling. Indian corn and wheat are the staples. In1850 this county produced 178,940 bushels of corn, and 81,229of wheat. There were six saw m
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 . W. H. H in this county, February 9,1773. •JOHN TYLER,Born in this county, March 29, 1790. area of 184 square miles. James river forms its entire bound-ary on the S. and the Chickahoiiiiny on the K and E. The sur-face is rolling. Indian corn and wheat are the staples. In1850 this county produced 178,940 bushels of corn, and 81,229of wheat. There were six saw mills. It contain 13 churches,92 pupils attending academies or other schools. James river isnavigable by steamboats on the border of the county. CharlesCity was one of the eight original shires into which Vir-ginia was divided in 1634. It has given birth to two Presidentsof the United States, Harrison and Tyler. Capital, CharlesCity Court House. Population, 5,200, of whom 2,436 were free,and 2764 slaves. • Charles City Court House, a post-village, capital of CharlesCity county, Virginia, 30 miles S. S. E. from Eichmond. 26 202 RICHMOJ^D BUSINESS DIRECTORY. MHS. PELLETS ISro((€l Sireet, opposite the City HaU^ KAL
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