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June 25, 1500:
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1534:
Iroquoian-speakers first encountered European explorers in West Virginia
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1606:
King James I granted to the Virginia Company of London a vast expanse of land
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1607:
The first English settlers arrived in Jamestown
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1609:
Colonial charter left western lands between Alleghenies and Mississippi River to Virginia
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1615:
Abraham Wood was born
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1622:
Clashes between English settlers and Indians erupted into bloody wars
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1644:
Abraham Wood became a member of the General Assembly
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1649:
Fairfax lands originated in grant by King Charles II
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1650:
Fort Ancient villages disappeared
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1654:
Abraham Wood supposedly discovered the New River
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1660:
Exploration in Virginia continued with the restoration of the Stuart monarchs in England
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1662:
The justice of the peace courts were established by Virginia
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1669:
- La Salle is first European to visit area while navigating Ohio River, resulting in French claims in Ohio Valley
- Surge of frontier exploration began
- The Shenandoah Valley was explored by John Lederer
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1670:
- John Lederer credited as first white person to visit the Eastern Panhandle
- John Lederer made three expeditions into the Appalachians
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