On October 28; 1770; George Washington entered present-day Jackson County by traveling south down the Ohio River. The Sachem tribe camped with Washington�s party and expressed a desire to barter with the Virginia traders. Washington made extensive notes of the terrain; animals; and timber. By 1772; Washington had patents on more than 6;800 acres in Jackson County. This led to the Ohio River being the source of trade; entertainment; and survival early in the history of Jackson County. Named after the seventh president of the United States; Andrew Jackson; Jackson County was established by an act of the Virginia General Assembly on March 1; 1831; out of parts of Mason; Kanawha; and Wood Counties. The terrain is sandy with fertile bottomlands along the Ohio River and gently rolling hills toward the east. Ripley is the county seat; situated in the central part of the county; and is named in honor of Harry Ripley; who drowned in Big Mill Creek in 1830.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Too many errors...By Dennis W HinesI am quite disappointed with this one. I have many from the "Images..." series and enjoy them immensely; but when you discover glaring errors in the book. it is difficult to accept the authors expertise on the whole. To be specific: I suppose that is would be forgivable to refer to the B-24 bomber as a "fighter plane" (page 37); except that just below that. the authors feature a photograph and caption referring to World War II and Detroit s "Arsenal of Democracy and further commenting on Ford building jeeps at his Highland Park assembly line. The photo is actually of the M151 "Mutt". the Viet Nam era vehicle first produced in 1959 rolling off of an assembly line. On page 74 is captioned a photo of Detroit Dragway supposedly from the 1960s; except it shows a late 1970s Mustang competing with a late 1970s Camaro. On page 78. there is a photo which the authors date as 1957...in the center of which is a 1960 Ford Falcon.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. not really about cruisinBy maconriverfarmMaybe if they had made chapter 5 a little longer.....Some nice historic Detroit and auto indrustry photos. Some cool car photos too (too many actually.) Not really enough about the area and the era of crusin Woodward and the culture of cruisin. Too much about auto racing (not on Woodward). the National Hot Rod Association 1983 and modern day Detroit and way too much unrelated stuff....If you are looking to jog your memories about driving up and down Woodward. going from one drive-in to another. hoping to meet somebody. warm summer nights.....this book is NOT for you.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Stephen J Garskeexpecting more but good book
