My roots are in Botetourt County near the Alleghany and Rockbridge
lines.  I am interested in the gunpowder discussion and in the
information regarding gunpowder and the Rowland family.
As many may know, this area has many saltpetre or limestone caves.  It
is a Karst region and Rockbridge County is not named Rockbridge without
reason.  I'll have to look, but I think there is reference to a
saltpetre cave near the area my family is from in some documents.   My
GGGG Aunt Sally Wood married William Rowland, son of Thomas and Mary
Russell Rowland in 1819 in Botetourt County. They lived near Fincastle
in Botetourt Co.  Interesting to note that my grandfather graduated
from VTech and became a chemist working for Dupont.  He was transferred
to Washington State near Tacoma where a new powder plant was being
built around 1914.  There he met and married my Grandmother.
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Thanks,
Patte Wood
Lexington, VA

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