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  2. Tuckahoes and Cohees - Wikipedia

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    In the Colony of Virginia, Anglican planters of eastern Virginia were called Tuckahoes, to differentiate them from Cohees [note 1] —German, Irish and Scotch-Irish immigrants that settled in the Shenandoah Valley, west of the Blue Ridge Mountains in what is now Western Virginia and West Virginia. [2] The Cohees were the first Europeans to ...

  3. First Families of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Along with the Byrds, Carters, Washingtons, Harrisons and others, these families were at the core of Virginia's plantocracy for centuries. First Families of Virginia were families in the British colony of Virginia who were socially prominent and wealthy, but not necessarily the earliest settlers. [1] They descend from European colonists who ...

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in Amherst ...

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    This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

  5. Red Hill Farm (Pedlar Mills, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Added to NRHP. June 9, 1980. Designated VLR. March 18, 1980 [2] Red Hill Farm is a historic home located near Pedlar Mills, Amherst County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1824–1825, and is a -story, Federal style brick dwelling. It has a double-pile, central-hall plan. It measures 55 feet by 42 feet, and has a slate covered hipped roof.

  6. Monacan Indian Nation - Wikipedia

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    In the 21st century, the Monacan nation is located primarily in their traditional territory of Virginia's Piedmont region, particularly in Amherst County near Lynchburg. As of 2018 the Monacan Indian Nation has approximately 2,000 members. There are satellite groups in West Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, and Ohio.

  7. Geddes (Clifford, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Geddes (Clifford, Virginia) /  37.66583°N 78.98750°W  / 37.66583; -78.98750. Geddes is a historic home located near Clifford, Amherst County, Virginia. It was built in several stages between about 1762 and the mid-19th century. It is a 11⁄2 -story, Colonial era frame house of post and beam construction with a hipped roof.

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