Shenandoah County Library Archives

Shenandoah County Library Digital Archives

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Postcard showing a photograph of the Edinburg Reservoir located west of Edinburg Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of Stony Creek near Edinburg Virginia.

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1965 postcard with a photograph of the "Grand View Motel-Edinburg, Virginia."

The motel is located at what is known as Bowman's Crossing. The dates when the motel opened and closed is unknown. Today it is used as apartments.

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Postcard showing a picture of the Mountain View Cottage Camp located in Bowman's Crossing. It operated from ca. 1920 until ca. 2000.

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Postcard with a picture showing a man holding a snake in front of the entrance to the Edinburg Snake and Alligator Farm located in Bowman's Crossing.

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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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Color postcard showing the swimming pool at the Cave Spring resort which was located south of Edinburg.

The card includes a description of the resort.

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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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Postcard labeled "Cliffs, Lantz Mills, Va."

The Lantz Mills community is located just west of Edinburg Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of the area known as "Red Banks" located along the Shenandoah River near Edinburg Virginia.

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Colorized photograph showing the United States Navy Destroyer Charles F. Hughes (DD428) sometime during World War Two. The image was owned by Franklin J. Walters who served aboard the destroyer during the conflict.

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Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy issued to Franklin Joseph Walters in October 1945.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial photograph of Edinburg Virginia taken sometime between 1940 and 1950.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial photograph of Edinburg Virginia taken sometime between 1940 and 1950.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 2447 in Edinburg Virginia. The post is located in the former Edinburg Hotel building.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an honor guard at the entrance to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post 2447 in Edinburg Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial photograph of Edinburg Virginia taken sometime between 1940 and 1950.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing Camp Strawderman, an all girls summer camp located near Columbia Furnace Virginia, west of Edinburg.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing Orville Levi. "Buddy Painter (1923-2010) and his wife Phyllis Lorraine Hoffman Painter (1930-2011) with punch at their wedding reception. It was held at The Spot located along the Shenandoah River…

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Fire has always been a threat to any town in America. Edinburg is not immune. This photograph shows the downtown area after it had been ravaged by a destructive fire in December of 1895. The conflagration destroyed six homes, the Edinburg Sentinel…

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Photograph showing James L. Cullen of Edinburg Virginia. Cullen served during the First World War. He lived from 1894-1957. During the conflict he was gassed and never truly recovered.

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Photograph showing the aircraft observation tower located in Edinburg Virginia. Such towers were built and staffed by local civil defense groups in order to warn of possible enemy attack and to monitor aircraft over the area.

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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.

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