This is Volume 9 of the Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, which contains the papers presented between 1975-1979 and an index.Volume 9, Table of ContentsPreface, page viiSources of Illustrations, page viiiThe Liberty Hall Dig: Archaeology in Lexington, Virginia, John M. McDaniel, page 1Recollections of a Liberty Hall Volunteer, Randolph Tucker Shields, Jr., page 9The Society 's Properties: Their Past and Their Future, Pamela H. Simpson, Royster Lyle , Jr., Allen W. Moger, Richard R. Fletcher, page 25The First Graduating Class of Liberty Hall Academy, Charles N. Watson, Jr., page 35Benjamin Franklin in France, Gerard M. Doyon, page 51Rockbridge County Gravestones and Their Carvers, Cary A. Schneider, page 63Self-Determination and the Sense of Roots, Joy E. (Lamm) Bannerman, page 77Lee in Command, Louis H. Manarin, page 85"California" Taylor of Rockbridge: "Bishop to the World," Charles W. Turner, page 97Jordan's Point-Lexington, Virginia: A Site History, Catharine M. Gilliam, page 109Junius M. Fishburn (1830-1858): Professor of Latin, William W. Pusey III, page 139The Forest and the Pioneer Tradition, S. Todd Lowry, page 157The Preservation of Family Papers, Anthony R. Crawford, page 167Virginia Place Names: The Rockbridge File, Douglas W. Tanner, page 171The Prehistory of Rockbridge County, Edgar W. Spencer, page 177Lexington in the 1860 Census, Edwin L. Dooley, Jr., page 189Stonewall Jackson in Lexington, Katharine L. Brown, page 197Trade and Transportation in Rockbridge: The First Hundred Years, John W. Knapp, page 211Rockbridge Historical Society, Officers, page 232Rockbridge Historical Society, Activities, page 233Index, page 240