Amherst County. Area 470 Square Miles. Formed in 1781 from Albemarle, and named for Jeffrey, Lord Amherst, British commander in the French and Indian War. Balcony Falls are in this county.
Rockbridge County. Area . . . — — Map (db m65461) HM
Heavy rains early in 1854 left the James River and the treacherous Balcony Falls, south of this site, in full flood. On 21 January the towrope of the canal boat, Clinton, snapped. Washed over the Mountain Dam and through successive falls, its . . . — — Map (db m66946) HM
In memory of Frank Padget, a coloured slave who during a freshet in James River in January 1854, ventured and lost his life by drowning in the noble effort to save some of his fellow creatures, who were in the midst of the flood, from . . . — — Map (db m49863) HM
Heavy rains in late Jan. 1854 left the James
River and the treacherous Balcony Falls in
full flood. On 21 Jan., the canal boat Clinton
and its passengers became stranded in the
raging waters. Frank Padget, a skilled
boatman and slave, . . . — — Map (db m49859) HM
On 18 Dec. 1742, the first known clash between
Indians and colonial settlers in Rockbridge
County took place near the mouth of the
Maury River. Iroquois en route south from
Pennsylvania encountered pioneers led by
Capt. John McDowell. Although . . . — — Map (db m49825) HM
