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Photograph of the Nelson Oil Station and the Burgess Nelson house (also called the Shannon House), both located on the Valley Pike (U.S. Route 11) at the north end of Mt. Jackson.

Across the street, a part of the wall of the Our Soldiers Cemetery…

Interior view of the Nelson Theater located in Mount Jackson, Virginia.

The theater was built in 1937 by local businessman, Burgess Nelson, and was once the largest in the county. It closed in the 1960s.

Rows of seating are in the foreground…

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Nettie Lea (Orndorff) Mauck as a young woman with short hair.

Nettie was born in Zepp to Porter and Margaret Sue (Robinson) Orndorff.

Her first husband was John Garnet Warner whom she married in…

Portrait photograph of Nettie M. (Ritenour) Burner from the early 20th century.

Born in Fort Valley, she was the daughter of George Morgan (1854-1920) and Sarah Frances (McInturff) (1854-1927) Ritenour.

She married William Henry Burner…

Photograph of Neva Viola Brill and her younger sister, Nina Virginia Brill. Both girls were born in Lebanon Church, the daughters of Howard Walton (1869-1947) and Annie Virginia (Wilkins) (1878-1957) Brill.

Neva waitressed at the Virginia…

Portrait of Neva Viola (Brill) Clem as a young woman.

She was born in Lebanon Church, the daughter of Howard Walton (1869-1947) and Annie Virginia (Wilkins) (1878-1957) Brill.

Neva waitressed at the Virginia Restaurant in Strasburg for many…

Photograph of Nevin and Minnie (Ryman) Rosenberger from rural Strasburg.

The couple owned and operated a store on the Back Road called the Nevin Rosenberger Store.

They are buried together in St. Stephens Cemetery, Strasburg Junction.

Portrait photograph of Nevin Kline Fravel with glasses and wearing a suit and plaid tie.

Nevin was the son of George Henry and Margaret Isabella "Maggie" (Hottle) Fravel.

His wife was Lula May (Wisman) Fravel. He had two daughters: Margaret…

Photograph of a new hydroelectric generator being loaded onto a Lambert's Transfer Company truck.

The photograph was taken at a rail line (where the generator was delivered) and transported to Burnshire Dam in Woodstock.

Heavily damaged image of the stone monument honoring the 1864 Battle of New Market, a significant event of the Civil War.

Cannons on temporary stands and flags flanking the monument may indicate this photograph was taken at the dedication…

Photograph of the historic marker for the New Market Battlefield.

The monument was erected by Battlefield Markers Association in the 1920s and was one of the first highway markers in Virginia.

It is located on New Market Battlefield property…

Photograph of the 2-story building that housed New Market Feed & Produce Company in New Market.

As of 2025 this building still stands at 122 W. Old Cross Road.

Unidentified young woman standing outdoors and wearing a graduation cap and gown.

She was a graduate of New Market High School.

Photograph of the New Market Polytechnic Institute. The picture shows the rear of the structure and is undated.

The single-story portion of the building with the peaked roof on the right was originally the home of the New Market Academy which was…

Photograph of a group of mostly unidentified new members of the Patmos Lutheran Church located about two miles west of Woodstock.

Identified are Mavis (Warriner) Burner (front row, far left) and Reverend M.G. Backmann (front row, 2nd from left).…

Photograph of a drawing from a newspaper advertising a drawing contest. The image of a woman diving into water was to be drawn and submitted for judging.

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Portrait photograph of Newton Jasper Orndorff in his U.S. Navy uniform.

Newton served during WWII and his uniform indicates his rank was Petty Officer Third Class and his job was as a shipfitter. Shipfitters fabricated and laid out metal for…

Photograph of the form titled, "Notice of the Separation From U.S. Naval Service" signed by Newton Jasper Orndorff in February 1946.

Newton was born in Zepp, Virginia, on April 1, 1918. He was working in Washington D.C. for Sherwood Brothers Inc.…

Photograph of the document certifying that Storekeeper Second Class Newton Jasper Orndorff was honorably discharged from the Navy in Bainbridge, Maryland, on February 14th, 1946.

Portrait photograph of Nina (Taylor) Sherman as a young woman with long hair.

Nina was born in Strasburg, a daughter of Edward Michael and Mary Virginia (Orndorff) Taylor.

Her husband was Ralphard C. "Buddy" Sherman (1926-2007), also from…

Portrait of Nina Virginia (Brill) Ramsey as a young woman.

She was born in Lebanon Church, the daughter of the Howard Walton (1869-1947) and Annie Virginia (Wilkins) (1878-1957) Brill.

Nine unidentified cadets from Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) dressed in their school's dress uniforms.

Each cadet is holding a saber upright at his side.

Noah and Cora (Markley) Dellinger standing together. They married in 1935.

Photograph of Noah H. Good (left) and Virginia A. Rinker Good (right).

The image is of two separate glass plate negatives pieced together so a single photograph could be produced of the couple. Noah was killed in 1922 after falling into a pig pen…

Portrait photograph of Noah H. Good in the uniform of a US Naval Sailor.
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