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APPENDIX. 461
Shenandoah Valley, in the vicinity of Harrisonburg, was almost
exclusively settled by Germans from Pennsylvania, prior to 1748.
A traveler through this part of Virginia, during the French
" The low grounds upon the banks of
and Indian war, writes :
the Shenandoah River are very rich and fertile. They are chiefly
settled by Glermans, who gain a sufl&cient livelihood by raising
stock for the troops, and sending butter down into the lower
parts of the country. I could not but reflect with pleasure on
the situation of these people, and think, if there is such a
thing as happiness in this life, they enjoy it. Far from the bustle
of the world, they live in the most delightful climate and richest
soil imaginable. They are every where surrounded with beauti-
ful prospects and sylvan scenes;—lofly mountains, transparent
streams, falls of water, rich vallies and majestic woods, the whole,
interspersed with an infinite variety of flowering shrubs, con-
stitute the landscapes surrounding them. They are subject to
few deseases, are generally robust, and live in perfect liberty.
They know no wants, and are acquainted with but few vices.
Their inexperience of elegancies of life precludes any regret
that they have not the means of enjoying them; but they
possess what many princes would give half their dominions
for—health, contentment, and tranquillity of mind." Howe's
Coll of Va., p. 468.
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