Episodes Located: WESTMORELAND, Virginia in the 1890's

  1. Taxes and Their Uses
    date 1895map WESTMORELAND, Virginiatags Arts/Leisure, Economy, Education, Government, Politics

    In 1895 Mr. Thomas Brown paid his taxes to S.B. Hardwick, who was the treasurer of Westmoreland County, Virginia at that time. During that time, everyone had to pay one dollar to the state and fifty cents to the county per head. Taxes were based on every one hundred dollars worth of property. For example, it was thirty cents for state tax, ten cents for state school tax, and fifteen cents for road...