Our Rebellious Neighbors : Virginia's Border Counties During Pennsylvania's Whiskey Rebellion

Authors

Kevin T. Barksdale, Marshall UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2003

Abstract

Focuses on the 1794 Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania, and its impact on the Virginia counties of Ohio, Harrison and Monongalia. Background on the Whiskey Rebellion; Concerns over the frontier dynamics occurring in Appalachian Virginia following the rebellion; Reaction from Pennsylvanians following the passage of the excise tax in March 1791.

Comments

Permission to reprint is granted with the understanding that duplicated material carry a full citation: “Reprinted from Barksdale, Kevin T. "Our Rebellious Neighbors." Virginia Magazine Of History & Biography 111.1 (2003): 5. , with permission of the Virginia Historical Society, http://www.vahistorical.org/publications/vmhb.htm

Recommended Citation

Barksdale, Kevin T. "Our Rebellious Neighbors." Virginia Magazine Of History & Biography 111.1 (2003): 5.