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J. Wise Norton, Maps from 1790s County Surveys

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4007

Overview

Three maps compiled from surveys of records in the Virginia Land Office by J. Wise Norton, examiner of land titles, Wheeling, West Virginia. Though created in the 1880s, the maps depict the counties as they were in the mid 1790s. The maps are "Copy of J. Wise Norton's Map of Adjoining Surveys. Surveyed 1795-1796 in Lee County, Virginia" (ca. 1880s); "Copy of J. Wise Norton's Map of Connected Surveys. Surveyed AD 1795-1796 as in Kanawha County, Virginia" (1880s); and "Map of Connected Surveys made in the years 1794 and 1795 in Russell and Wythe Counties, Virginia" (1887). Also includes a CD (2013) which contains digital images of the three maps, as well as images of another of Norton's maps, "Map of Connected Surveys. Surveyed AD. 1795-1796 as in Kanawha County, Virginia" (1883).

Dates

  • Creation: 1880s, 2013

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (Summary: 4 items (3 unfoldered oversize maps, 1/16 in.); (1 CD in folder, 1/4 in.))

0.18 Gigabytes (41 .jpg files)

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
J. Wise Norton, Maps from 1790s County Surveys, 1880s, 2013
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2014/04/21
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536