The great Virginia flood of 1870 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Green, Paula F. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Floods > Virginia > 19th century. Floods > Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) > 19th century. Disaster relief > Virginia > 19th century. James River (Va.) Shenandoah River (Va. and W. Va.) Potomac River. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. The Winding Forks of the Shenandoah: Staunton to Warren County, Virginia
2. The Stem of the Shenandoah Becomes a Scythe: Clarke County, Virginia, to Washington, D.C.
3. The James River and Its Tributaries: Rockbridge County to Richmond, Virginia
4. Soliciting Donations: Relief and the Brief Attempt to Help the Sufferers
5. Memory and Memorialization
Appendix A. Known Casualties of the 1870 Flood
Appendix B. Peter Bixler's Relief Allotment
Appendix C. Transcriptions
Appendix D. Minutes of the New York Stock Exchange Governing Committee
Appendix E. Richmond Merchant Losses
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author