Henry County Virginia USGenWeb Archives History - Books .....Henry County History From Historical Collections Of Virginia By Henry Howe 1845 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Alice Warner http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00015.html#0003503 April 2, 2008, 2:53 am Book Title: Historical Collections Of Virginia By Henry Howe, 1845 Henry, p. 314-315 Henry was formed in 1776, from Pittsylvania, and named in honor of Patrick Henry. It is in form approaching a square of about 18 miles on a side. Its extreme SW angle is crossed by the two branches of Mary's River; but the greater part of the area of the county is included in the valley of Smith's River, which enters the county near its NW angle, and forms a junction with the Dan near its SE angle. Tobacco, Indian corn, oats, and wheat are the principal staples. Pop. in 1840, whites 4,243, slaves 2,852, free colored 240; total, 7335. Martinsville, the county-seat, lies near the N bank of Smith's River, about 70 miles SW of Lynchburg, and 194 miles from Richmond. It is but a small villags, situated on a beautiful eminence, commanding an extensive view of the surrounding country, and well supplied with excellent springs. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/henry/history/1845/historic/henrycou300gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb