A central feature of Virginia’s colonial backcountry was the Great Wagon Road. Imagine water pouring from a pitcher, arcing as gravity pulls the liquid down into a glass. In a similar way, Scotch-Irish, German and English settlers poured down…
The Ratliff Family and the Valley of Virginia
[caption id="attachment_1438" align="aligncenter" width="818"] Conestoga Wagons were used by settlers moving to the colonial frontier[/caption] A central feature of…