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Lee County, Virginia
Lee County is the westernmost county in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,173. Its county seat is Jonesville. History The area of far western Virginia and eastern Kentucky supported large Archaic Native American populations. The first known Europeans to enter what is present-day Lee County were a party of Spanish explorers, Juan de Villalobos and Francisco de Silvera, sent by Hernando de Soto in 1540, in search of gold. The county was formed after the American Revolutionary War in 1792 from Russell County. It was named for Light Horse Harry Lee, the Governor of Virginia from 1791 to 1794, who was famous for his exploits as a leader of light cavalry during the war. He was the father of Robert E. Lee, later a West Point graduate and career US Army officer who became the General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States during the American Civil War. Lee County was the final front on the Kentucky Trace, now known as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County (United States)
In the United States, a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic region with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The term "county" is used in 48 states, while Louisiana and Alaska have functionally equivalent subdivisions called parishes and boroughs, respectively. The specific governmental powers of counties vary widely between the states, with many providing some level of services to civil townships, municipalities, and unincorporated areas. Certain municipalities are in multiple counties; New York City is uniquely partitioned into five counties, referred to at the city government level as boroughs. Some municipalities have consolidated with their county government to form consolidated city-counties, or have been legally separated from counties altogether to form independent cities. Conversely, those counties in Connecticut, Rhode Island, eight of Massachusetts's 14 counties, and Alaska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the western borders of the Thirteen Colonies. In 1775, Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and into Kentucky, in the face of resistance from American Indians, for whom Kentucky was a traditional hunting ground. He founded Boonesborough, one of the first English-speaking settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains. By the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 people had entered Kentucky by following the route marked by Boone. Boone served as a militia officer during the Revolutionary War (1775–1783), which was fought in Kentucky primarily between American settlers and British-allied Indians. Boone was taken in by Shawnees in 1778 and adopted into the tribe, but he resigned and continued to help protect the Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rose Hill, Lee County, Virginia
Rose Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 799 at the 2010 census, up from 714 at the 2000 census. Geography Rose Hill is located in western Lee County at (36.672039, −83.370062). U.S. Route 58 passes through the north side of the community, leading east to Jonesville, the county seat, and west to Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. The Kentucky border is just over a mile to the northwest, on the crest of Cumberland Mountain. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.08%, are water. The community is drained by White Branch, flowing into Martin Creek, which runs south to the Powell River in Tennessee and is part of the Tennessee River watershed. History The Rose Hill post office was established in 1825. The community was likely named for rose bushes growing in the area. Martin's Station Rose Hill was the site of Martin's Station, the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilderness Road State Park
Wilderness Road State Park is a state park located in southwestern Virginia, near Cumberland Gap and Ewing, VA. It consists of about around the former Wilderness Road. Within it stand the Karlan Mansion and a replica of the original Martin's Station fort. Trails Historical significance Wilderness Road Wilderness Road was built by Daniel Boone in 1775. It was the first road to connect the interior of the country with the populated coastline, and allowed about 300,000 people to settle there after 25 years of use. Much of the original road's path is used by modern roads, but some areas, such as the area inside the park, have been preserved. Martin's Station Martin's Station was a frontier fort originally located at nearby Rose Hill, Virginia. The station, consisting of several fortified cabins, was the only station between the start of the Wilderness Road at the blockhouse in Virginia and Crab Orchard on the edge of the Kentucky settlement – a distance of some 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Martin (general)
Joseph Martin, Jr. (1740–1808) was a brigadier general in the Virginia militia during the American Revolutionary War, in which Martin's frontier diplomacy with the Cherokee people is credited with not only averting Indian attacks on the Scotch-Irish American and English American settlers who helped win the battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens, but with also helping to keep the Indians' position neutral and from siding with the British troops during those crucial battles. Historians agree that the settlers' success at these two battles signaled the turning of the tide of the Revolutionary War—in favor of the Americans. Martin was born in Caroline County, Virginia, and later lived at Albemarle County and then at Henry County, Virginia, at his plantation, ''Belmont'', on Leatherwood Creek in Martinsville, not far from the plantation of his friend Governor Patrick Henry, ''Leatherwood Plantation''. General Martin held many positions during his public life. As a very young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibson Station, Virginia
Gibson Station is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States. Gibson Station is located along U.S. Route 58 east of Cumberland Gap The Cumberland Gap is a pass through the long ridge of the Cumberland Mountains, within the Appalachian Mountains, near the junction of the U.S. states of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. It is famous in American colonial history for its rol .... History Gibson Station contained a post office from 1872 until 1966. The community was named for Maj. George Gibson, an early resident. References Unincorporated communities in Lee County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{LeeCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewing, Virginia
Ewing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Virginia. The population was 439 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Ewing is one of the westernmost settlements in the Commonwealth of Virginia, before reaching the Cumberland Gap and the borders with Kentucky and Tennessee. The Ewing post office was established in 1891. Ewing is home to Thomas Walker High School and the Lincoln Memorial University Veterinarian Teaching and Research Center. Geography Ewing is located in western Lee County at (36.640738, −83.431908). It is south of the Kentucky border which follows the crest of Cumberland Mountain, and less than north of the Tennessee border. U.S. Route 58 passes through the center of town, leading east to Jonesville, the Lee county seat, and west to Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Ewing is southwest of Richmond, the capital of Virginia. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Ewing CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.06%, are wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Station
Owen may refer to: Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin. Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born. Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. Pronunciation: OH-en People and fictional characters * Owen (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Places United States * Owen, Indiana * Owen, Missouri, a ghost town * Owen, Wisconsin * Owen County, Indiana * Owen County, Kentucky * Mount Owen (Colorado) * Mount Owen (Wyoming) Elsewhere * Owen Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica * Owen, South Australia, a small town * Owen, Germany, town in Baden-Württemberg * Mount Owen (other) * Port Owen, South Africa Ships * , a destroyer that took part in World War II and the Korean War * , a British Royal Navy frigate Other uses * Owen (automobile), an American car made from 1910 to 1914 * Owen (musician), a solo project of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chadwell Gap, Virginia
Chadwell may refer to: Locations * Chadwell, Leicestershire * Chadwell, Shropshire * Chadwell Heath in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham * Chadwell Springs in Hertfordshire - one of the sources of the New River * Chadwell St Mary in Thurrock People with the surname *William Chadwell William Chadwell (born 1614) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Cavaliers, Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Chadwell was the son of W ... (born 1614), English lawyer and politician {{disambig, Geodis, surname See also * Shadwell (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chadwell Station, Virginia
Chadwell may refer to: Locations * Chadwell, Leicestershire * Chadwell, Shropshire * Chadwell Heath in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham * Chadwell Springs in Hertfordshire - one of the sources of the New River * Chadwell St Mary in Thurrock People with the surname *William Chadwell William Chadwell (born 1614) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons between 1640 and 1644. He supported the Cavaliers, Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Chadwell was the son of W ... (born 1614), English lawyer and politician {{disambig, Geodis, surname See also * Shadwell (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prist Station
Fuel system icing inhibitor (FSII) is an additive to aviation fuels that prevents the formation of ice in fuel lines. FSII is sometimes referred to by the registered, genericized trademark Prist. Jet fuel can contain a small amount of dissolved water that does not appear in droplet form. As an aircraft gains altitude, the temperature drops and the fuel's capacity to hold water is diminished. Dissolved water can separate out and could become a serious problem if it freezes in fuel lines or filters, blocking the flow of fuel and shutting down an engine. Chemical composition Chemically, FSII is an almost pure (99.9%) ethylene glycol monomethyl ether (EGMME, 2-methoxy ethanol, APISOLVE 76, CAS number ); or since 1994, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether (DEGMME, 2-(2-methoxy ethoxy) ethanol, APITOL 120, methyl carbitol, CAS number ). Prior to 1994, Prist was regulated under the MIL-I-27686E standard, which specified use of EGMME, but subsequently came under the MIL-DTL-85470B, with us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
