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Henry County

By Thomas D. Perry

Book information

Publisher
Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Year
2009
ISBN
9781439622599, 2008931386
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
47 MB (48840700 bytes)
Series
Images of America
Pages
128\0
Time added
2022-12-22 15:48:59
History / United States

Description

Formed in January 1777, Henry County was named for the Commonwealth of Virginia's first governor, Patrick Henry, who lived in the county from 1779 until 1784. Located along the border of North Carolina, the county was once home to the famous antebellum Hairston family. In the 20th century, textiles, furniture, and the chemical manufacturer DuPont made up the large industrial base of the county. With the recent outsourcing of jobs, the county has turned to other economic sources such as the Martinsville Speedway, Virginia Museum of Natural History, and the Bassett Historical Center, which provided most of the photographs in this book.

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