Shenandoah County Library Archives

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In 1915 the German Army released the effective Chlorine gas attack of World War One against British positions in Ypres. Before the end of the war these types of Chemical agents would kill or injure millions of men on both sides.
To combat these…

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On May 20th, 1899 William McKinley, President of the United States, travelled through Shenandoah County aboard a special B&O Railroad Coach. The President was returning to Washington DC after spending time vacationing in Hot Springs Virginia.…

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This photograph most likely shows a locomotive of the B&O Railroad that had been involved in a wreck in Woodstock Virginia.

Local reports indicate that the wreck occurred on August 27, 1892. A northbound train, pulled by engine Number 199, a…

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An unlabeled postcard showing the freight depot in New Market Virginia.

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Postcard showing the Southern Railway Depot in Mt. Jackson Virginia

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Postcard showing a photograph of the passenger depot in Edinburg Virginia.

The structure was originally located is now located in the area of what is now the Edinburg Fire station. After the discontinuation of passenger service it was moved N.…

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Postcard with a photograph of a steam locomotive and train crossing the railroad bridge across Narrow Passage at the Willow Grove Community.

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Postcard showing a picture of the Southern Railway passenger depot in Woodstock Virginia.

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Postcard showing a picture of the Southern Railway passenger depot in Woodstock Virginia.

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Postcard showing a picture of the Southern Railway passenger depot, train, and passengers in Woodstock Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of the freight depot in Woodstock Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of a crowd viewing a 1908 wreck of two freight trains near Pughs Run north of Woodstock Virginia.

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Copy of a postcard with a picture of the Strasburg Depot.

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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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Color postcard showing a picture of the Southern Railway Passenger Depot in Woodstock Virginia.

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Color picture postcard showing the ralline and passenger station in Strasburg Virginia.

The station served both the B & O Railroad and Southern Railway.

The Massanutten Mountain is visible in the background.

The card is dated 1921.

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Drawing showing the ruins of the Narrow Passage Bridge following its collapse on March 6, 1876. Produced by W.O. Towns of Mt. Jackson Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of the Shenandoah River and railroad tracks near Front Royal Virginia.

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Photograph showing a crane mounted on a railcar working on the railroad trestle crossing Toms Brook in the town of Toms Brook Virginia.

This photograph was taken in the spring of 1924 when the Southern Railway Company installed a new bridge at…

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Photograph of a group of men working with a railroad crane to install of piece of the railroad trestle crossing Toms Brook in the Town of Toms Brook Virginia.

The photograph was taken in 1924 when the trestle was reconstructed.

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Photograph of five men working with a railroad crane to install a piece of the railroad trestle crossing Toms Brook in the Town of Toms Brook Virginia.

The photograph was taken in 1924 when the trestle was reconstructed.

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Photograph showing an elevated view of the Town of Toms Brook Virginia with a focus on the area along the Southern Railway line.

The Toms Brook Depot is visible in the foreground.

This photograph would have been taken in 1924 when the…

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Photograph showing a crane mounted on a railcar working on the railroad trestle crossing Toms Brook in the town of Toms Brook Virginia.

This photograph was taken in the spring of 1924 when the Southern Railway Company installed a new bridge at…

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Photograph showing the railroad bridge crossing Stony Creek in Edinburg after it was destroyed by a fire.

The photograph is undated, but the fire occurred on August 2, 1915.

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Engineering drawing showing a hopper car. The drawings are part of a collection related to the Liberty Iron Furnace Company which operated a narrow railroad in the western portion of Shenandoah County.
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