Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Postcard showing a picture of the Hotel Machir in Strasburg Virginia. The card notes the site had reasonable rates, running water, tasty food, and private baths.

The hotel opened under the name "Chalyeveate Springs Hotel" in 1881 and was renamed…

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Postcard showing the Maur-Brook Lodge, a home for tourists, located in Maurertown Virginia.

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Postcard showing the Cedar Grove Cottage Camp located between Mt. Jackson and New Market Virginia on Route 11.

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Postcard showing Bobby Jones exhibiting his skills in front of the Shenvalee Hotel in New Market Virginia. Includes description of the hotel.

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Postcard showing depictions of the Colonial Hotel in New Market Virginia. The card shows three images, one of the hotel's exterior, one of its lobby, and one of the Gift and Art shop that operated inside.

The hotel was located along Congress…

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Postcard showing the Don-Dee Cabins located one mile south of New Market Virginia on Route 11.

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Postcard with a picture of the "Tourist Wayside Home" in Strasburg Virginia.

The card declares the home was "The Place to Get a Good Night's Rest" and had heat, baths, garages, and breakfast.

"Mrs. O.L. Funk" is listed on the card. This…

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Postcard with an image of the "Hotel Edinburg" in Edinburg Virginia.

The building still stands (2023) along the western side of the railroad tracks in Edinburg along Stoney Creek Boulevard. It is utilized by the Edinburg VFW Chapter.

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Postcard with a photograph of the Hotel Edinburg with a crowd of people in front.

The hotel still stands on Stoney Creek Boulevard near the railroad tracks. It is home to the Edinbug VFW Post.

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Postcard showing the "Cathedral Shrine of the Transfiguration" in Orkney Springs. The shrine is the center piece of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia's retreat "Shrine Mont." The postcard has a dated printed on the front of 1924/1925.

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Photograph showing an unidentified group of four men and women standing near the Shenandoah Alum Springs Hotel. Located in what is now the Bayse Community, Shenandoah Alum Springs was a popular resort that was founded sometime around 1874. It was…

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Photograph showing the Hotel Holtzman located in Woodstock Virginia.

The hotel's staff, several of which are African American, and numerous other individuals are also pictured.

This structure stood at the current site of the Shenandoah County…

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Color postcard with a picture of the Chalybeate
Springs Hotel in Strasburg Virginia.

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Color postcard with a picture of the Hotel Machir in Strasburg Virginia.

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Color postcard with a photograph of the Hotel Edinburg located in Edinburg Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of Zorn's Guest and Tourist Home located on US Highway 55 near Linden Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of the Chalybeate Springs Hotel in Strasburg Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of the Chalybeate Springs Hotel in Strasburg Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of the Chalybeate Springs Hotel in Strasburg Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of the Hotel Strasburg in Strasburg Virginia. The card includes a description of the hotel.

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Postcard with a picture of the Hotel Strasburg in Strasburg Virginia. The card includes a description of the hotel.

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Postcard with a picture of the Geary Hotel in Woodstock Virginia.

The hotel was built around 1875. It has been remodeled several times and housed numerous businesses, most recently Walton and Smoot Drug Store.

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Postcard showing a picture of the Holtzman Hotel located in Woodstock Virginia.

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Picture shoring the dining room at the Greystone Lodge in Bayse Virginia.

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Postcard showing the dining room at the Orkney Springs Hotel.
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