A&M 1651Thomas Green (1798-1881) Diary, 1826-1827 A&M 1651Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:58:56 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Thomas Green (1798-1881) Diary Green, Thomas (1798-1881) A&M 1651 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/5095 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case) 1826-1827 Journal of a Tour through the States of Ohio and Kentucky, commenced Saturday, 29 July 1826, by Thomas Green of Richmond. This journal concludes on 1 April 1827, at Chillicothe. Green's western trip was for the purpose of pursuing land matters, but the journal contains notes on the social, political, and economic life of the old West. Green visited Front Royal, Harrisonburg, Warm Springs, Kanawha Falls, and the Salines of Virginia, crossed the river at Gallipolis, passed through the principal towns and cities of southern Ohio including Cincinnati and Columbus, toured much of western and central Kentucky, visited the Shakers at South Union and Pleasant Hill, watched the canal construction at Louisville, and visited Transylvania University in Lexington. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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Chillicothe (Ross County, Ohio) Cincinnati (Ohio) Columbus (Ohio) Gallipolis (Ohio) Kanawha Falls. Kentucky Louisville (Ky.) Ohio Salines (Va.) Canals Universities and colleges Diaries and journals. Religion - Shakers. Religion. SEE ALSO Churches. Transportation Transylvania University Green, Thomas.