DEFINITION of 'Traveler's Check'. A medium of exchange that can be used in place of hard currency. Travelers' checks are often used by individuals who are traveling on vacation to foreign countries.The checks were first introduced by American Express back in 1891.REAKING DOWN 'Traveler's Check'. Travelers' checks provide a safe way to carry currency abroad. Security is provided against lost or stolen checks by the issuing party-usually a bank.
Stonewall, TX. Sponsored Topics. Stonewall is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gillespie County, Texas, United States. The population was 469 at the 2000 census. It was named for Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, by Israel P. Nunez, who established a stage station near the site in 1870.
Stonewallâs Brigade The Virginia Brigade was first formed by Gen. Stonewall Jackson at Harperâs Ferry on April 27, 1861. He consolidated the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th, and 33rd Virginia Infantry regiments and the Rockbridge Artillery Battery of Rockbridge County, along with units recruited in or near the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.