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Virginia pound. A £ 3 Colonial banknote from the Colony of Virginia. Signed by Peyton Randolph and John Blair Jr. A 1776 banknote issued by Virginia worth seven shillings and six pence. The pound was the currency of Virginia until 1793. Initially, sterling coin circulated along with foreign currencies, supplemented from 1755 by local paper ...
Pound, the oldest town in the county, was the last one to be incorporated. It was incorporated April 7, 1950 and the first council held its first meeting Sept. 4 of that year. The members of that council were W. F. Jackson, mayor; Fields Austin, G. C. Branham, K. W. Meade, B. L. Bentley and Orby Cantrell, treasurer.
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Eustace Clarence Mullins, Jr. was born in Roanoke, Virginia, the third child of Eustace Clarence Mullins (1899–1961) and his wife Jane Katherine Muse (1897–1971). His father was a salesman in a retail clothing store. He said he was educated at Ohio State University, New York University, and the University of North Dakota, although the FBI ...
Adeline Virginia Woolf ( / wʊlf /; [2] née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English writer. She is considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors. She pioneered the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.
The pound was the currency of Virginia until 1793. Initially, sterling coin circulated along with foreign currencies, supplemented from 1755 by local paper money. Although these notes were denominated in £sd , they were worth less than sterling, so 1 Virginia shilling was equal to 9d sterling
POUND, VA. The Historical Society of the Pound is a non-profit organization located in Pound, Virginia, dedicated to preserving the rich history of the Pound community. Founded in 1961, the society works to collect, preserve, and share the history of the town and surrounding areas. The society also works to educate the public about the region ...
Search the DVB Biographies. The Dictionary of Virginia Biography (DVB) is an ongoing biographical reference work covering all centuries, regions, and categories of Virginia's history and culture. These lists and indexes provide links to online biographies and citations to the print volumes.
