 Picture Courtesy of Garry Thompson
In this town occurred the duel between Thomas Lewis and John McHenry in May, 1808. This was the first duel with rifles known to have taken place in Virginia. It resulted in the death of both men. Dr. John Floyd, later Governor of Virginia and member of Congress, was the attending surgeon. This affair contributed to the passage in January, 1810, of the Barbour Bill outlawing dueling in Virginia. Virginia State Library, 1951.
Virginia State Library 1951
US 11 Business (northbound) at US 460, Christainsburg. Montgomery County Virginia
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