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Remarkable Rockbridge Resident Remembered

Local Historian, Author Looks Into Life Of 19th Century Governor
Remarkable Rockbridge Resident Remembered

The chronicler of Rockbridge County’s history has a new book out on a prominent local citizen from the 19th century. Charles A. Bodie, author of “Remarkable Rockbridge,” published in 2012, has written a biography of James McDowell, the 29th governor of Virginia.

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