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[Report of Horses for June 1864]

Description: A report of horses at a camp near Leetown, Virginia for the month of June 1864. The report accounts for a total of 72 horses.
Date: June 30, 1864
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Manganese Deposits of Cedar Creek Valley, Frederick and Shenandoah Counties, Virginia

Description: From abstract: The Cedar Creek manganese mining district is in the southwestern part of Frederick County and the northwestern part of Shenandoah County, Virginia. The manganese ore consists chiefly of the oxides pyrolusite and psilomelane, and forms replacement pockets and fracture fillings in the Oriskany sandstone and in residual sandy clay and chert derived from the New Scotland limestone. Both these formations are of Devonian age, and both form low ridges. The minable bodies have been depos… more
Date: 1942
Creator: Monroe, Watson Hiner
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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