Gretter, David B.
An act of the General Assembly approved April 2, 1839, authorized formation of the Rockfish Navigation and Blue Ridge Turnpike Company as a corporation to improve navigation on the Rockfish River, and to construct a turnpike road from the highest point on the river, across the Blue Ridge at Walter's Gap, to intersect the Valley Road at some point between Greensville and Waynesboro in Augusta County.
From the description of Rockfish River to Valley Road Turnpike field notes, 1839. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122640149
An act of the General Assembly passed April 3, 1838 directed a survey be made of the Rockfish River and the country between the highest point on the river and McCormick's furnace in Augusta County.
From the description of Rockfish River Survey field notes, 1839. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122481525
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| creatorOf | Gretter, David B. Green Spring Railroad field notes, 1836. | Library of Virginia | |
| creatorOf | Gretter, David B. Rockfish River Survey field notes, 1839. | Library of Virginia | |
| creatorOf | Gretter, David B. Rockfish River to Valley Road Turnpike field notes, 1839. | Library of Virginia | |
| creatorOf | Virginia. Board of Public Works. Survey from Rockfish Gap to Charlottesville New Ark Gordonsville & Orange C.H. | Library of Virginia | |
| referencedIn | Virginia. Board of Public Works. Applications for employment as assistant engineer, 1829-1858. | Library of Virginia |
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| associatedWith | Green Spring Railroad (Va.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Louisa Railroad (Va.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rappahannock and Blue Ridge Railroad (Va.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Virginia. Board of Public Works. | corporateBody |
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| Rockfish River (Va.) | |||
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| Rockfish River to Valley Road Turnpike (Va.) | |||
| Rockfish River (Va.) | |||
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| Virginia | |||
| Virginia--Albemarle County |
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