Greene County

by Greene County Historical Society

Book Overview

Greene County covers less than 160 square miles, the western portion of which became part of Shenandoah National Park in 1935. The Blue Ridge Mountains have played an important role in its history. Travel between the eastern Piedmont and the Shenandoah Valley through Swift Run Gap has been a defining feature for thousands of years, beginning with the Native American tribes. By 1736, most of the land was taken up in patents from the British Crown...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073859783X
• ISBN13: 9780738597836
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"