William Boggs Farm
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william-boggs-farm-271-5318585
title:
William Boggs Farm
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The William Boggs Farm is located in the Back Creek Valley of Berkeley County, West Virginia ner Hedgesville. The property was settled before 1750 by William Boggs, who may have been the first settler in the valley. A 1750 survey indicates that Boggs had 275 acres (111 ha) of land with a cabin. By 1766 Boggs had accumulated 527 acres (213 ha). Boggs grew cash crops in the fertile bottomlands along Back Creek and raised clover for pasturage on the hilltops. After William Sr.'s death in 1791, his
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Historic house in West Virginia, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Boggs_Farm
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2022-05-29T17:19:57Z
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