Middlesex County

by Larry S. Chowning

Book Overview

Just 35 years after Jamestown was settled, Virginia colonists planted tobacco in nearby Middlesex County, an area strategically located between two major rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. Middlesex life has been closely tied to both land and water. From the commerce of the early steamboats to the modern oyster-farming industry, the waterways have provided an avenue for business and a bountiful harvest of crabs, fish, and oysters. The county's modern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467102504
• ISBN13: 9781467102506
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.6" x 9.2"