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Title: A hand book of Virginia
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Virginia. Dept. of Agriculture and Immigration Koiner, George W. (George Wellington), 1852-1939
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Publisher: Richmond, Everett Waddey Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ksburg and Potomac rail-road. It is a small inland country village of about fifty inhabitants, churchand county buildings. The nearest market is Fredericksburg, which is in Spot-sylvania, on the opposite bank of the Rappahannock river. SURRY COUNTY. This is one of the oldest counties in the State, having been formed from JamesCity county in 1652. It lies on the south side of James river thirty-five milessoutheast from Richmond. It contains an area of 292 square miles. Averageprice improved farm lands $8 per acre. The surface is generally level and soil fight and sandy. Principal productsare corn, wheat, oats and peanuts, especially the latter, large quantities of whichare produced; and so well is the soil adapted to their growth that the lands on thataccount have very materially increased in value. Fruits of all kinds are culti-vated with success, and there are some fine orchards, especially on James river. This county is well supplied with railroad facilities, having the Atlantic and
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COTTON PICIKNG [sic] IN VIRGINIA
219 Danville passing up from the south near the center of the county to Claremonton the northwest border; the Surry, Sussex and Southampton railway, fromits connection with the Norfolk and Western railway at Wakefield on the southernborder through the county to its water terminus on James river; the Norfolkand Western along its southwestern border, and eleven miles of the Surry LumberCompanys narrow gauge road connecting with the Atlantic and Danville railroadat Spring Grove. James river also affords extensive shipping facilities, dailysteamers of various lines touching at its numerous wharves. Marl exists in great abundance, is very accessible, and it is utilized to someextent as a fertilizer. About two-thirds of the county is in timber, principallypine, oak, hickory, poplar, beech, walnut, cypress, holly and the gums, much ofwhich is converted into lumber and firewood for northern markets. Water and drainage is supplied by James river on the north, Blackwater on thesouth, and their

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