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Richard B. Buckner Diary
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV D8
Scope and Contents
Diary, 1829-1838, of Richard B. Buckner, "St. Bernard," Fauquier County, Virginiaa.], discussing farm work and the weather.
Dates:
1829-1838
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Travel Diary of a Trip through Western Virginia and Niagara Falls
Collection — Container: Small Collections Box 125, Folder: 1
Identifier: SC 01775
Content Description
A travel diary written by a person from Baltimore, Maryland. They write about touring through western Virginia on horseback and later Niagara Falls on foot. They comment on Virginia locations such as Mount Vernon, Montpelier, Monticello, Warm Springs, Weyer's Cave (now Grand Caverns), Natural Bridge, and the asylum in Staunton (now Western State Hospital) among other places. On the trip to Niagara, the writer mentions the conditions of the roads, the places they stayed, a...
Dates:
1842 - 1843
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center