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Preferred Citation:

New Shenandoah Company Minute Books, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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Scope and Contents

Minute books, 1815-1857, of the New Shenandoah Company, Port Republic, Rockingham Co., Va. The company was organized to open the Shenandoah River and its branches to navigation. Includes a printed copy of the company's charter, and a letter, 16 March 1856, from a stockholder.

New Shenandoah Company Meeting Minutes and other records 1815-1860 in Swem Library's microforms area, 1 reel, call number HE631 .V8 N4.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Inland water transportation--Virginia
• Minutes
• Rockingham County (Va.)--History--19th century
• Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.)--History