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Edward James Redmond <[log in to unmask]>
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While the names of all roads may not be shown on this map one of the most interesting 19th century maps  iof Virginia is Hermann Boye's 
"A map of the state of Virginia, constructed in conformity to law from the late surveys authorized by the legislature and other original and authentic documents / by Herman Böÿe, 1825". The map was reissued in 1859.

See http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3880.ct001518  for one of several editons that can be found on the Library of Congress  Map Collections website
( http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html )

Ed Redmond
Geography & Map Reference Specialist
Geography and Map Division
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540-4651
(202) 707-8548
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Pike 

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