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Samuel Coverstone Journal
Cover and a page from Samuel Coverstone's journal. Coverstone lived in Fort Valley Virginia.
Fort Valley Works
Cover of the Fort Valley Works book produced by the Fort Valley Elementary School. The book features stories from Fort Valley residents, surveys about their community, and analysis by students.
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…
Ella Boyer
Scan of a photograph showing Ella Boyer of Fort Valley Virginia in 1900.
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…
Fort Valley School Building
Picture of the school in Fort Valley, Virginia. It is no longer standing.
Fort Valley School
The Fort Valley School Building is no longer standing.
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,…
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.
Fay (Tamkin) Coates
Portrait of Fay (Tamkin) Coates from Fort Valley as a young woman and wearing a lovely white dress.
Kemper Clay Powell
Portrait of Kemper Clay Powell of Fort Valley, Virginia. He was married to Zola Munch in 1917.
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…
Isabell Lichliter
Photograph of Isabell Frances Lichliter (later Shillingburg) of Fort Valley Virginia.
Charles Franklin Plauger
Portrait of Charles Franklin Plauger, of Fort Valley. His wife was Grace Mae Munch.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
Faith Lutheran Church
Postcard showing Faith Lutheran Church in Fort Valley Virginia
Powells Fort Community and Improvement League Minutes
Ledger book containing the minutes of the Powells Fort Community and Improvement League Minutes from 1915-1916.
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…
Entrance to Elizabeth Furnace Forest Camp
Color postcard with a picture of the entrance to what is now the Elizabeth Furnace Recreation Area in the George Washington National Forest. The area is located in Fort Valley Virginia near the town of Strasburg.