Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph labeled "Aunt E. and classmates."

"Aunt E." refers to Edythe F. Getz. Which individual she is in the image and the names of her classmates are unknown.

The photograph was taken along Main Street in Mt. Jackson Virginia. Mt. calvary…

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Postcard with a picture of the Confederate Monument located at Our Soldiers Cemetery in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Postcard showing US Route 11 passing through "Meem's Bottom."

The view looks north from the area of Rude's Hill, a geographic feature located between Mt. Jackson and New Market. The house and barn on the left of the image still stand (as of 2023)…

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Postcard showing a portion of railroad track in Mt. Jackson Virginia. It is labeled "4 Miles Straight Track Southern Railway Mt. Jackson VA."

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Aerial photograph showing the southern end of the town of Mt. Jackson Virginia and surrounding communities.

It was produced on March 25, 1992 as part of an aerial mapping project funded by Shenandoah County and covering the geographic area of the…

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This aerial photograph of the Town of Mt. Jackson Virginia shows a community much different than the one we know today.

The most prominent difference is the layout of the town. While the downtown district may look the same, the areas beyond that…

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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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Photograph showing Anna Lee Emswiler. Taken from the 1957 Triplett High School Yearbook. It noted Anna was a "Lee Class Office," Beta Club Officer, FHA Officer, on the Paper and Annual Staffs, and a member of the school's SCA.

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Postcard showing "B Street" in Mt. Jackson Virginia and the bridge over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. It is dated 1915.

Today this street is named Bridge Street and dead ends at the former site of the river bridge.

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Invoice from Lester W. Hansberger of Mt. Jackson Virginia issued to the Shenandoah County School Board for Shake Kindling. The items were sent to the Mt. Jackson "Colored School."

It was approved by B.E. Nelson, school trustee and paid on April…

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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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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the Bowman Apple Products Inc. processing plant and the Bowman family apple orchard located just north of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the Bowman Apple Products Inc. processing plant and the Bowman family apple orchard located just north of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the Bowman Apple Products Inc. processing plant and the Bowman family apple orchard located just north of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the Bowman Apple Products Inc. processing plant and the Bowman family apple orchard located just north of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the Bowman Apple Products Inc. processing plant and the Bowman family apple orchard located just north of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the Bowman Apple Products Inc. processing plant and the Bowman family apple orchard located just north of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the Bowman Apple Products Inc. processing plant and the Bowman family apple orchard located just north of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of the Bowman Apple Products Inc. processing plant and the Bowman family apple orchard located just north of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing firefighters at the scene of a fire on Main Street in Mt. Jackson Virginia. The fire was at Mrs. Harry Hogsett's Beauty Parlor which was located on the first floor. The photograph was taken sometime…

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing firefighters on the roof of a building fire on Main Street in Mt. Jackson Virginia. The fire was at Mrs. Harry Hogsett's Beauty Parlor which was located on the first floor. The photograph was taken…

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Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the Burgess Nelson home (on left) and his gas station located on the north end of Mt. Jackson Virginia. Today the site is home to Holtzman Corporation's offices.

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Photograph of a photograph of a home in Mt. Jackson that was built by Burgess Nelson. Unfortunately, the home was torn down in 2013.

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Photo of a photo of Burgess Nelson's home in Mt. Jackson. He had it built using a home in Roanoke as his inspiration. It was torn down in 2013.

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Photograph showing people coming from a crashed Monumental Motor Tours bus. The crash was located at the Burgess Nelson house on the southern end of Mt. Jackson, the present site of Holtzman Oil Corporation.

The date of the incident is March 2,…
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