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Men at Fort Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Photograph of six men standing together in a line behind a table at the Fort Valley Fire Department.
The photograph was taken when the department burned the note on their building mortgage.
Pictured are, from left to right:
Mertie…
The photograph was taken when the department burned the note on their building mortgage.
Pictured are, from left to right:
Mertie…
Mortgage Burning at Fort Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Photograph of the "mortgage burning" at the Fort Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
Pictured are, from left to right:
Mertie McClanahan, Fulton Ramsey, Perry "P.G." Coverstone, Leroy Tamkin, Harry McClanahan, and Sam Boyer.
Pictured are, from left to right:
Mertie McClanahan, Fulton Ramsey, Perry "P.G." Coverstone, Leroy Tamkin, Harry McClanahan, and Sam Boyer.
Eva Boyer and Ray Franklin Boyer
Photograph of Eva Mae Boyer Ritenour (left) and her brother Ray Franklin Boyer (right).
The two lived in Fort Valley Virginia.
The two lived in Fort Valley Virginia.
William Tamkin
Portrait of William Tamkin, long-time resident of Fort Valley. His parents were John and Catherine Virginia (Spitzer) Tamkin. He had a sister, Josephine, and a brother, James.
In April 1885, Mr. Tamkin married Mary Ellen Brill (1866-1908) and had…
In April 1885, Mr. Tamkin married Mary Ellen Brill (1866-1908) and had…
Isaac Brown and Golda Brown
Photograph of Isaac William Munch Brown and Golda M. Munch Brown.
The couple were husband and wife and lived in Fort Valley Virginia, in the area of St. David's Church.
They were the parents of Elsie, Earl, Narvel, and Lois Brown.
The couple were husband and wife and lived in Fort Valley Virginia, in the area of St. David's Church.
They were the parents of Elsie, Earl, Narvel, and Lois Brown.
Elder William Peters
Portrait of Elder William Peters later in his life. In this photograph, he is seated on a chair with an open book on his lap. He is best remembered as having organized and help build the Church of the Brethren in Fort Valley. This church is also…
Charles Franklin Plauger
Portrait of Charles Franklin Plauger, of Fort Valley. His wife was Grace Mae Munch.
Isabell Lichliter
Photograph of Isabell Frances Lichliter (later Shillingburg) of Fort Valley Virginia.
Walter W. Paige
Portrait of Walter W. Paige. Born in born in Tunbridge Wells England on June 29, 1881, he married Bessie Ritenour and they lived in a white farmhouse in the northern end of Fort Valley. He died on March 15, 1968 and was buried in Dry Run.
In the…
In the…
Kemper Clay Powell
Portrait of Kemper Clay Powell of Fort Valley, Virginia. He was married to Zola Munch in 1917.
Fay (Tamkin) Coates
Portrait of Fay (Tamkin) Coates from Fort Valley as a young woman and wearing a lovely white dress.
Phillip and Molly Crisman
Phillip and Molly Crisman pictured on the front porch of their home on South Fort Valley Road. Large flowering bush is in the foreground.
Perry Garnett Coverstone
Portrait of Perry Garnett Coverstone, of Fort Valley, as a young man.
Perry Garnett Coverstone was still single when he registered for the WWI draft. His emergency contact was listed as “Mrs. D.F. Frederick, Postmaster, Waterlick”. At that time,…
Perry Garnett Coverstone was still single when he registered for the WWI draft. His emergency contact was listed as “Mrs. D.F. Frederick, Postmaster, Waterlick”. At that time,…
Fort Valley School
The Fort Valley School Building is no longer standing.
Fort Valley School Building
Picture of the school in Fort Valley, Virginia. It is no longer standing.
George Alva Boyer and Family
Photograph of George Alva Boyer on the left. The other man and the child are also members of the Boyer family (but unidentified).
George Alva Boyer is most remembered as a Confederate Veteran of the Civil War. He was a native of Fort Valley, and…
George Alva Boyer is most remembered as a Confederate Veteran of the Civil War. He was a native of Fort Valley, and…
Hazel Woodville
1974 photograph of Hazel Woodville, a resident of Shenandoah County Virginia.
Fort Brick Church
Photograph showing the "Fort Brick Church" in Fort Valley Virginia. The image is undated. It is located in a photograph album that was maintained by Arlene Strickler.
This church and Trinty Church (pictured in the background) are currently home…
This church and Trinty Church (pictured in the background) are currently home…
Kaye Shelton
Kaye Shelton and her husband Les moved to Shenandoah County from Arlington County in 1973.
Prior to that, Kaye had worked for the Arlington County Police Department as their secretary for 27 years.
The couple found established retirement home…
Prior to that, Kaye had worked for the Arlington County Police Department as their secretary for 27 years.
The couple found established retirement home…
Shenandoah Publishing House and Northern Virginia Daily Employee Picnic
Photograph showing "employees, and members of their families and friends, of the Shenandoah Publishing House and the Northern Virginia Daily" at a picnic at Elizabeth Furnace in Powell's Fort Valley (now Fort Valley Virginia).
The individuals in…
The individuals in…
Slate Hill School
Photograph showing the Slate Hill School in Fort Valley as it appeared in a 1939 insurance survey of Shenandoah County School. In the report the school is described as a "one story frame building with a tin roof, stone foundation, wood sheeting…
Letter, Franklin D. Roosevelt to A. Willis Robertson
Copy of a letter sent from Franklin D. Roosevelt to A (Absalom) Willis Robertson concerning the possible closure of Camp Roosevelt, the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp located near Edinburg Virginia. Robertson at the time was the Congressional…
Letter from S.D. Crude to J.W. Garner
Letter from S.D. Crude, resident engineer for the Virginia Department of Highways, to J.W. Garner of the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors. The letter informs Garner and the board that the state department of transportation had received approval…
Fort Valley Virginia
Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing an aerial view of Fort Valley Virginia.