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Book Title: Historical Collections Of Virginia By Henry Howe, 1845

Floyd, p. 270

Floyd was formed in 1831 from Montgomery, and was named from John Floyd,
governor of Virginia from 1829 to 1834. It is 35 m. long, with a mean width of
15 m. It is watered by Little River, a branch of New River. The surface is
mountainous, and the soil generally more adapted to grazing than grain. Horses,
oxen, hogs, and sheep, are the principal staples. There were in 1840, whites
4,123, slaves 321, free colored 9; total 4,453. Jacksonville, or Floyd C.H., is
a small village 215 m SW of Richmond.

The Buffalo Knob, in this county, is a very lofty eminence, from the top of
which the view is sublime. On the north, east, and west, the beholder is amazed
at the boundless succession of mountains rising beyond mountains-- while far
away to the south, the plain seems to stretch to an interminable length. On the
east, the knob is accessible on horseback, being two miles in height from the
beginning of the ascent to the highest point; on the west it breaks off
precipitately, and presents the shape of the animal whose name it bears. This
mountain is seen 60 or 80 miles, towering above all others. On the highest point
is a space of about 30 acres, which is so elevated that not any trees grow
there; and in the warmest days of summer, the visitor requires thick clothing to
protect him from the cold. The spot is covered with fine grass, strawberry
vines, and gooseberry and currant bushes. The fruit upon them is of superior
flavor, but it does not ripen until two to three months later than that above
the lowlands.

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