Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Postcard with an image of the Lantz Mills community.

The community is located west of the town of Edinburg Virginia. The perspective of the image is looking west/sout west from the "cliffs" along Stony Creek.

A historic description of the…

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Undated broadside advertising the annual lawn party of the "Young People's Guild of the Edinburg Reformed Church."

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Letter from S.D. Crude, resident engineer for the Virginia Department of Highways, to J.W. Garner of the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors. The letter informs Garner and the board that the state department of transportation had received approval…

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Copy of a letter sent from Franklin D. Roosevelt to A (Absalom) Willis Robertson concerning the possible closure of Camp Roosevelt, the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp located near Edinburg Virginia. Robertson at the time was the Congressional…

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Photograph of Linden Malcolm Winesburg sitting outside.

Mary Ann Williamson wrote about Linden and his family in her book, The History of Edinburg, Virginia. In the book, she notes that the Winesburg family were prominent tinsmithers in Edinburg.…

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Postcard with a photograph of the "Locust Grove Inn" located in Edinburg Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of the Locust Grove Inn located north of Edinburg Virginia on US Route 11.

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Postcard with a picture of the main building at the Edinburg Snake and Alligator Farm located in Bowman's Crossing.

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Postcard showing a portion of Main Street in Edinburg Virginia.

The image looks north from the area of what is now the intersection of Route 11 and Stoney Creek Boulevard.

The card was produced by the Williamsport Paper Company in 1917.

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Photograph of an unidentified man holding a snake at a children's program held at the Shenandoah County Library.

The photograph is undated, but based on contextual information would have been taken in the early 2000s.

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Mary Lou Polk Thompson was known for her involvement with the community and C.E. Thompson’s, an Edinburg building supply company that her husband was part owner of.

Born on July 22, 1933 she moved to a house just south of Edinburg in 1961…

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Pamphlet produced for a "Masonic Banquet" held at the Riverside Tea Room on June 25, 1924.

This banquet appears to include representation from the Mt. Jackson Lodge, the Hunter Lodge in Edinburg Virginia, and the Cassia Lodge in Woodstock…

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Photographic postcard showing the Masonic Temple in Edinburg Virginia. The building stands at the corner of what is now Main and Center Streets.

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Postcard labeled "Massanutten Mt. and Shen River Near Edinburg VA."

The image shows the Shenandoah River and in the background the Edinburg Gap in the Massanutten Mountain.

The scene is located to the northeast of the town of Edinburg along…

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Postcard with a picture showing the Shenandoah River and the Massanutten Mountain taken near Edinburg Virginia.

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Certificate issued to Franklin J. Walters certifying the decorations, medals, and badges he is entitled to wear to commemorate his service in the Second World War. Signed by H.T. Jones, United States Navy Reserves on June 30 1945.

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Postcard showing a picture of the Methodist Church in Edinburg Virginia and a caption detailing a brief history of the church.

Today the church retains an active congregation as St. Johns United Methodist Church.

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Postcard showing a picture of the Statue of Hope located in Edinburg Virginia's Cedarwood Cemetery.

The postcard is dated 1908.

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Photographic postcard showing the mouth of Stony Creek west of Edinburg Virginia.

The card is dated 1911.

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Photograph showing what was then called the Moyer House in Edinburg Virginia. It is located along Stoney Creek Road (now Boulevard) just west of town. The library now stands in the adjacent field.

The image is labeled "Moyers House as shown from…

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Certificate of completion for the United States Navy's Seaman First Class Training Course presented to Franklin Joseph Walters on May 22 1944.

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Color postcard showing the railroad bridge crossing Stoney Creek in Edinburg Virginia. The card is dated 1926

The bridge was constructed after a 1915 fire destroyed its predecessor.

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