I was wondering if anyone had tried using the expertise of a  
geologist to find possible copper deposits along, I presume, the Va./  
NC border; you might find the mines Byrd spoke of, and other  
archaeological sites as a result. Maybe enlist the help of some  
adventurous, civic minded geologist who's up for some exploration  
[and works for free]?

Nancy

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On Mar 8, 2007, at 8:02 AM, Brent Tarter wrote:

> In partial response to Tom Magnuson, who wrote,
>
> "We don't have nearly enough information on who was out in the
> backcountry when or where, and we really should encourage an
> archaeological emphasis to tell that story as it is almost entirely
> undocumented.  We know there were many living beyond the reach of law
> from earliest times and in increasing numbers as indentures  
> matured.  We
> don't know how many or where.
>
> "Can list members familiar with VA priorities and resources suggest if
> there is a chance that this sort of subject will get serious
> consideration in the near future?  And if it is a possibility, what
> would need to be done to get such a large scale, long term project
> started?   I know they ain't pretty but they sure are interesting  
> folk."
>
> I suggest taking a look at Warren Hofstra's The Planting of New
> Virginia: Settlement and Landscape in the Shenandoah Valley (Johns
> Hopkins University Press, 2004), which employes archaeological and a
> wide variety of other evidence to very good effect in describing how
> people in the lower Shenandoah Valley developed their distinctive
> communities.
>
> Brent Tarter
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