Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of the one-page will signed by Romeo J. Finks.

The undated will instructs that after all debts are paid, the remainder of his estate should be given to his wife, Ruth G. Finks. She is also named as his executrix.

Witnesses were…

Four unidentified male students from Shenandoah Valley Academy (SVA) are seated together outside.

The caption, "The Dirty Four", is written at the bottom of the image.

Unidentified men are working with early boring machinery to drill a water well in an unidentified location.

Houses are visible in the background.

Photograph of the Shenandoah Building and Loan Association's building located on W. Court Street, in Woodstock. It is also referred to as the Bank Building.

The building is behind the old historic courthouse and has been converted to apartments.

A large group of unidentified people, mostly women and children, are posed in front of Patmos Lutheran Church, west of Woodstock.

Two horses and buggies are visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of Main Street in Woodstock, Virginia, after a snowfall.

The road is unplowed and trees and houses line the sides of the street.

Photograph of the Richfield Service Station in Strasburg.

It was located on the north west corner of Massanutten Street (Rt. 11) and North Street where the Bull Run Relics shop now stands.

Two gas pumps are visible outside and a sign…

Photograph of the building occupying the northeast corner of the intersection of Massanutten and King Streets in Strasburg.

The building housing the Massanutten Restaurant is next door to it.

The building stands today, however it no longer has…

Photograph of downtown Strasburg taken from in front of the Post Office (under construction) and looking east towards the Virginia Restaurant and other businesses on King Street (US Route 11).

Unidentified people can be seen on the sidewalk and…

Unidentified young woman wearing an unusual hat and holding what appears to be a scepter. It is decorated in ribbons and flowers with a ribbon hanging down that says, "Shenandoah".

Emulsion damage is visible on the right side of the image.

Photograph of the two-story building that housed the Massanutten Restaurant on the the northeast side of the intersection of Massanutten and W. King Streets in Strasburg, Virginia.

Two unidentified people, a woman and a man, are standing in front…

Photograph taken in the overgrown parking lot of the Old Mill Tavern (located in the historic Spengler's Mill) on the southern edge of Strasburg and looking southwards down Route 11. The building is still there today.

The water-powered mill was…

Photograph of an unidentified lime plant in Strasburg Virginia.

This may be what was known as the Powhatan Lime Plant, but it is uncertain.

Photograph taken by the Old Mill Restaurant Building on Route 11 after it was paved and looking toward the town of Strasburg.

A small white house is visible on the left, while J.T. Golliday's Gulf Gas Station and two private residences further up…

Photograph of Wyatt's Recreation Hall building located almost next to the Old Mill (or Spengler's Mill) on the southern edge of Strasburg on Route 11.

Initially, the property included 4 acres and bordered the river behind it. The owner, Mr. Wyatt,…

Photograph of "Peoples Service Station" taken from the side and displaying vintage gas pumps under its covered bays.

The service station was located at the corner of King and Massanutten Streets in Strasburg Virginia.

An unidentified employee…

Photograph of the Middletown Garage and Happy's Service Station.

This may be located at 772 S. Main Street Woodstock Virginia, but that is uncertain.

Photograph of the front of "Peoples Service Station" displaying vintage gas pumps and a tiled roof.

The service station was located at the corner of King and Massanutten Streets in Strasburg Virginia.

Photograph of a one-story restaurant building with flowers in the window boxes and a sign across the front that says, "The Shamrock".

A 1948 deed indicates this restaurant was located 2 miles north of Strasburg, Virginia, on the east side of US…

Photograph showing the Strasburg Steam Flouring Mill located in Strasburg Virginia.

The Strasburg Steam Flouring Mill occupied the area at 390 East King Street and its parking lot.

Original mill buildings stood at the back of the parking lot…

Photograph of the Old Mill Tavern in Strasburg.

The tavern was located in what is known as Spengler's Mill. It was located on the southern edge of Strasburg on Route 11 (or Stover Avenue as that stretch is named). The building is still there…

Damaged image of the old Shenandoah County Courthouse located on the northwest corner of Court and Main Streets in Woodstock, and taken from across the street diagonally.

This photograph was made before the addition of the front extension with…

Photograph of the old Shenandoah County Courthouse located on the northwest corner of Court and Main Streets in Woodstock, and taken from across the street diagonally.

A portion of W. Court Street with several businesses is also visible.

The…

Photograph of an engraved metal plaque mounted on the wall of the Historic Shenandoah County Courthouse in Woodstock, Virginia.

Transcribed, the plaque reads:

This building of native limestone, erected in 1791, is the oldest courthouse now in…

Photograph of the old Methodist Church in Toms Brook.

The church was built in 1917 in the southern portion of Toms Brook Virginia and was demolished to make way for the current brick church structure which was constructed in 1955.

A sign over…
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