Shenandoah County Library Archives

Shenandoah County Library Digital Archives

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Postcard with a picture of the Shenandoah Valley Pike at Vaucluse in Frederick County Virginia.

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Photographic postcard bearing an image of "Painters Cove" along Cedar Creek near Strasburg Virginia.

This area was part of the October 19, 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek which is referenced on the card.

This cove is sometimes called "Panthers…

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Postcard with a picture of Painter's Cove on Cedar Creek near Strasburg Virginia. It includes a description of the site and the creek.

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Color postcard with a picture of Cedar Creek near Strasburg Virginia.

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Color postcard with a picture of Cedar Creek near Strasburg Virginia and a sentence about Cedar Creek Battlefield.

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Color postcard with a picture of the US 11 Bridge that crosses Cedar Creek on the border between Shenandoah and Frederick Counties in Virginia.

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Postcard with a black and white image of the bridge crossing Cedar Creek on the border between Shenandoah and Frederick Counties in Virginia.
The postcard is dated 1911.

This road way is now US Route 11.

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Postcard with a picture of Long Meadows Farm located in Warren County Virginia. The card includes a description of the site and its owners.

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Color postcard labeled "Scenes Along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Cedar Creek, Valley of Virginia."

The image shows two men standing along Cedar Creek looking toward a railroad trestle located northwest of Strasburg Virginia along the…

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Color postcard bearing a photograph of a railroad bridge crossing Cedar Creek. The railroad bridge in the image is located west of the Town of Strasburg.

The card was produced by G.F. Norton Publishing Company of Winchester Virginia in 1909.

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Postcard with a picture of the covered bridge that crossed Cedar Creek on the Valley Turnpike before the Civil War.

The card is addressed to Maggie Larrick of Churchville Virginia.

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Postcard with a picture of St. James Lutheran Church located in Zepp Virginia.

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Photographic postcard with an image of the "Mountain View Inn, Zepp Virginia."

Zepp lies in the northwestern portion of Shenandoah County along Cedar Creek. The exact location of this Inn and other details are unknown.

The image was taken and…

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Postcard bearing the image of the "Schoolhouse" in Zepp Virginia.

The school was also called "Central School." It is located along Zepp Road and opened in 1885. In 1939 it closed. Today it is home to the Cedar Creek Community Center and voting…

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Postcard with a picture of scenery in Zepp Virginia taken from the Mountain View Inn.

An unidentified individual has changed the caption to read "great north" Mountain instead of Shenandoah Mountain.

The image was taken and published by Hugh…

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Postcard with an image showing the residence of "M.M. Orndorff."

M.M. Orndorff refers to Marion M. Orndorff who is most likely the man standing in the picture.

The "Oranda" referenced is a small community in the northern portion of Shenandoah…

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Postcard with a picture of M.M. Orndorff's general store in Oranda Virginia. Picture includes individuals, horses, and a wagon.

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Postcard showing what was identified as "Harmony Hall (Fort Bowman)" in Strasburg Virginia. The card has a copyright date of 1935 and contains the caption "'Harmony Hall' (Fort Bowman) Strasburg, Virginia. Oldest House in Shenandoah County. Built in…

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Postcard with flowers and a "Greeting from Oranda Va."

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

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Postcard with a picture of the freight depot at the Strasburg Junction where the B & O Railroad and Southern Railways joined near Strasburg Virginia.

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Color postcard with a picture of the Strasburg Junction located southwest of the town of Strasburg Virginia.

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company and the Orange, Alexandria, and Manassas Railroad created the junction when their rail lines met…

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Postcard with a picture of Stickley's Dam near Strasburg Virginia. The dam is located on Cedar Creek. The Massanutten Mountain is visible in the background.

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Postcard with a picture and description of the various tourist attractions at Hupps Hill in Strasburg Virginia. This includes the Civil War Museum and Crystal Caverns.

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Color postcard with a picture taken from Signal Knob on the Massanutten Mountain showing the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
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