Fincastle County Road Orders 1773-1776
Project No: 84657
Target Completion Date: May 21, 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 volume, Fincastle County Road Orders 1773-1776, will cover the period of the existence of Fincastle County, when it was a giant county stretching through the southern Valley of Virginia and into southwest Virginia. The study will provide a readily accessible transcription and index of the transportation-related records for a this area during an historically-important period. It will allow VDOT staff and cultural resource consultants to save many hours on research relating to transportation projects in the area, including the improvements to I-81 and the proposed I-73.
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