Fincastle

The name "Fincastle," however, was retained by Botetourt in her county seat, the capital of that county having the distinction of being the oldest town in America west of the Blue Ridge, the name being derived from Fine Castle, the English country estate of Lord Botetourt.

History of Roanoke County 1912

You have to understand that this part of the country was in such bad shape that if it wasn't local defense, usually it was just the families that buried them so they didn't have the military honors that they should have had, said Robert Barbour of the Fincastle Rifle Camp Commander. link

From On High 2006

You have to understand that this part of the country was in such bad shape that if it wasn't local defense, usually it was just the families that buried them so they didn't have the military honors that they should have had, said Robert Barbour of the Fincastle Rifle Camp Commander. link

Archive 2006-07-01 2006

Having now seen active service you will wish to see more, and have as great a chance I am sure of winning the V.C. as Fincastle had; and I hope you will not follow the example of the latter, who I regret to say intends leaving the Army in order to go into Parliament.

MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

Having now seen active service you will wish to see more, and have as great a chance I am sure of winning the V.C. as Fincastle had; and I hope you will not follow the example of the latter, who I regret to say intends leaving the Army in order to go into Parliament.

MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

Having now seen active service you will wish to see more, and have as great a chance I am sure of winning the V.C. as Fincastle had; and I hope you will not follow the example of the latter, who I regret to say intends leaving the Army in order to go into Parliament.

MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

They had barely enough backers in the senate overall, and by getting a man who had just been operated on brought in on a stretcher to cast the deciding vote, Carter of Fincastle, they got it through.

Oral History Interview with Virginius Dabney, July 31, 1975. Interview A-0311-2. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 1975

Georgetown lands, the remainder on the Fincastle purchase.

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 1, January 1916 Various

Prince-George, and he had thousands of fat acres in the Valley, the best in all Fincastle, as I know very well, for I war a Fincastle man myself; and thar war my old friend Braxley, -- he war a lieutenant under the major at Braddock's, and afterwards his steward, and manager, and lawyer-like, -- who used to come over the Ridge to see after them.

Nick of the Woods Robert M. Bird

He announced publicly his intention to proceed to the frontier, to the Kenhawa settlements, in search of the fabulous heiress, and was gone before our party had all assembled in Fincastle.

Nick of the Woods Robert M. Bird