Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Bonnie Mawyer came to Shenandoah County in 1975. Her and her husband Roger moved to the Avendale Acres subdivision in Mt. Jackson after he was hired to manage the WSIG radio station.

A third grade teacher at New Market Elementary School, Bonnie…

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A brochure printed to describe the history of the Mt. Jackson Colored Cemetery around the time of the cemetery's re-dedication in 2004.

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On December 11, 1941 rationing began in the United States when the government created 7,500 ration boards around the country to limit the sale of tires and other rubber products. Between that date and 1946 sales of hundreds of other items, including…

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On April 13, 1945 Corporal Aiden Zirkle died on Okinawa. He was a member of Company E, Second Battalion, Seventh Regiment, First Marine Division. Reports indicate he succumbed to wounds obtained while leading his unit against an entrenched machine…

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In 1955 Triplett and Vehrencamp closed their downtown store and reopened under the name Vehrencamp's on the north end of town. Their Grand Opening celebration can be seen in this photograph. This new structure had been operating as the Rinker…

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Postcard showing a view of the Valley Turnpike just south of Mt. Jackson Virginia

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Postcard showing a view of "The Knob."

"The Knob" is a geographic feature on the Massanutten Mountain just east of the town of Mt. Jackson Virginia. It is called "Short Mountain."

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Postcard showing the covered bridge that spans the Shenandoah River at Meems Bottom, just south of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Postcard showing the Shenandoah River and bridge that spans it near Mt. Jackson Virginia

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Postcard showing the Shenandoah River and a bridge that spans it near Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Postcard showing the Southern Railway Depot in Mt. Jackson Virginia

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Postcard with a picture showing Main Street and surrounding houses in Mt. Jackson looking south.

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Postcard with a picture of the original location of the intersection of Main Street (Valley Pike) and Orkney Springs Grade in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of S.A. Moffett's residence located in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

S.A. (Sidney) Moffett was a farmer and merchant in Mt. Jackson.

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Postcard featuring the text "Don't forget to meet me at Mt. Jackson, Va. I'm waiting for you"

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Postcard with a color picture of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church located on Main Street in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

Oral history interview featuring Gwendolyn "Gwen" Tolliver Nickens conducted on February 5, 2016 for the Shenandoah County Library's Black History Month Program.

In 1964 Delois became the first African American student to attend what was then…

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of Mt. Jackson Virginia. The image shows the area immediately adjacent to the interchange with the recently completed motel.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the interior of the Nelson Theater in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the interior of the Nelson Theater in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the interior of the Nelson Theater in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the Nelson Theater in Mt. Jackson Virginia.
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