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Alexander Spotswood
1676
Alexander Spotswood was born
1710
Alexander Spotswood became lieutenant governor of Virginia
Sep 05, 1716
Alexander Spotswood reached the crest of the Allegheny Mountains and claimed the land for King George I of Great Britain
1716
Gov. Alexander Spotswood crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains by way of Swift Run Gap, claiming the Shenandoah Valley for England and awarding golden horseshoes to his companions
1740
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