----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Hi! We have a patron looking for a plot of land from a 1790 land sale described as being on Hays Creek opposite Mt. Miserable Island. Hays Creek wasn't a problem to find--assuming it is the same one referred to in her notes--it's near Brownsburg. We have not been able to find Mt. Miserable Island (what a weird name). Could someone in that neck of the woods or with better resources than we have try to track this down for us. Thanks! Denise [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------ THIS IS A REPLY TO THE ABOVE MESSAGE SUBJECT OF THE REPLY: RE: MISERABLE ISLAND ------------------------------------------ Denise, According to a map of Rockbridge county published by the Roanoke Valley Historical Society, Mt. Miserable Island also goes by the name Bunkin Hill. Bunkin Hill is located on the southeast corner of the junction of the North Rfver and Hays Creek. Hope this info is 1) helpful and 2) correct Ed Redmond LC G M eredmond mail.loc.gov