Shenandoah River from Bridge, Woodstock, Va.
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Title
Shenandoah River from Bridge, Woodstock, Va.
Subject
Shenandoah River, North Fork (Va.)
Woodstock (Va)
Dams-Virginia-Woodstock
Description
Photographic postcard bearing the caption “Shenandoah River from Bridge, Woodstock, Va.” The scene is located east of Woodstock along Woodstock Tower Road near what is popularly called “Burnshire’s.”
The photograph shows a dam constructed in 1901 by J.I. Triplett to provide hydraulic power to the Town of Woodstock. The dam would be dynamited in 1910 following a major flood. It would be replaced by a concrete structure that still stands today.
The photograph shows a dam constructed in 1901 by J.I. Triplett to provide hydraulic power to the Town of Woodstock. The dam would be dynamited in 1910 following a major flood. It would be replaced by a concrete structure that still stands today.
Creator
Baltimore Stationary Co., Baltimore Md.
Source
Herb Parker Postcard Collection
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
1909
Rights
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Identifier
269
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photographic Postcard
Collection
Citation
Baltimore Stationary Co., Baltimore Md. , “Shenandoah River from Bridge, Woodstock, Va.,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 24, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/5181.
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