Botetourt County Road Orders 1770-1778
Project No: 78150
Target Completion Date: February 8, 2007 Environment, Planning, and Economics
About the project
The Historic Roads of Virginia series, initiated by VCTIR in 1973, has resulted in the transcription and publication of the 18th century transportation-related court records ("road orders") for numerous Virginia counties. These records constitute the primary evidence for early road development and outline early settlement and transportation corridors in a large portion of Virginia. The latest proposed study, Botetourt County Road Orders 1770-1778, will cover the period when Botetourt County was a giant county stretching through much of the southern Valley of Virginia and into southwest Virginia. This study will provide readily accessible transcription and index of the transportation-related records for a large portion of western and southwestern Virginia during an historically-important period. It will allow VDOT staff and cultural resource consultants to save many hours on research related to transportation projects in this area, including proposed improvements to I-81.
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