1 25 5 https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/da55e235fea0cb4adc9396b43a3a7ede.jpg 11d920922cde24f3dfa7de6544d10d91 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Correspondence Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 8.5" x 11" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter, Weston & Anderson Civil Engineering to W.R. Merrian, Liberty Furnace VA Subject The topic of the resource Liberty Furnace (Va) Merrian, W.R. Railroads - Virginia - Shenandoah County Wenton, Warren B. Wilmington (DE) Description An account of the resource Letter sent from "Weston & Anderson, Civil Engineering" located in Wilmington Delaware to W.R. Merrian, President of the Liberty Iron Furnace Company. The letter references the decision to no longer pursue a possible extension of the Liberty Iron Furnaces Railroad to Lost City West Virginia. Weston & Anderson had been approached about engineering and survey services for the project. The letter is dated July 27, 1909 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource "Weston & Anderson Civil Engineering" Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Folder 1.18: Correspondence, T-Z, 1908-1910, 1 of 2, Series I: Letter Box March 31 1918, Liberty Iron Furnace Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 27, 1909 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 21-1117-001 Dinky Iron Furnaces Letters Liberty Shenandoah County Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/5c4714098a9b326c25a4e4a256ad8734.jpg ed86082ee4b4de0ba261763850700513 https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/00bae5fdd6dc2c8850e96051882fbc0e.jpg 8cd97f87337f8580f6d46b46e2969641 https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/1433d95b821f916ca4f7c0e02c1a2fa8.jpg 4c8539ce2ad0524465e2ee1b11bac9ef https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/f21a3d493a307b7bcea6945f97225cd8.jpg 29c5ca7a29996415a0f51bbf163ae194 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Manuscript Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Report of M.M. Campbell Receiver of Liberty Iron Company Subject The topic of the resource Campbell, M.M. Liberty Iron Company (Shenandoah County Va) Iron industry-Virginia-Shenandoah County Shenandoah County (Va) Liberty Furnace (Va) Description An account of the resource Four page report of "M.M. Campbell" who was the court appointed receiver for the Liberty Iron Company between June 1891 and August 1892. Campbell was appointed receiver of the company by the US District Court while there was a case pending concerning the ownership of the property. In 1891 he managed the court ordered sale of the furnace to an investment group from Philadelphia. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource M.M. Campbell Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Folder 7.6 Report of M.M. Campbell Receiver of Liberty Iron Company, Receipts and Expenditures, June 24 1891-August 1, 1892, Series VI: Documents, Samuel G. Clark Liberty Iron Furnace Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 24 1891-August 1 1892 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 20-0611-001 20-0611-002 20-0611-003 20-0611-004 Furnaces Iron Liberty Shenandoah County Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/1ce98a400ee9c7789c3549411f35b2e6.jpg 526719732eae21eb8117d951b7c1b639 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Dinky" Railroad Wreck Subject The topic of the resource Edinburg (Va) Liberty Furnace (Va) Railroad Description An account of the resource Photograph showing the aftermath of a wreck involving a train on the the "Dinky" Railroad which connected Edinburg Virginia with the iron operations at Liberty Furnace. The wreck occured on March 2, 1911 when the railroad trestle crossing Stony Creek near Three Mile Mountain collapsed with the train on top. Engineer James Sine was killed and Fireman Thomas Foltz was seriously injured. The cause of the accident was a decayed timber in the bridge. The line reopened in a few weeks. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Shenandoah County Photograph Collection : Dinky Railroad crash, 1911, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 2, 1911 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Crash Edinburg Liberty Railroads Shenandoah County Virginia https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/25d22a9e6f8c3bd9c9dc3c6c72a2a585.jpg 8af66171d5998043979dff61f7d12ca7 https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/0322467c254b751bda778f4917383c05.jpg 3edc6665d0504e7968e614ec5fc837e4 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter, Samuel Maddox to W.R. Merriam Subject The topic of the resource Liberty Furnace (Va) Merriam, William Rush Maddox, Samuel Description An account of the resource This letter was sent by Samuel Maddox, an attorney in Washington DC, to William Rush (W.R.) Merriam, President of the Shenandoah Iron and Coal Company, on November 23 1908. It discusses Maddox's recent visit to the Liberty Furnace area and some of the activities he engaged in after returning to Washington. William Maddox had served as Governor of Minnesota from 1889-1892 and first director of the US Census Bureau from 1898-1903. He served as President and principal owner of the Shenandoah Iron and Coal Company from 1905-ca. 1910. The operated Liberty Iron Furnace and the Dinky Railroad. Samuel Maddox served as one of the company'a attorneys and was a personal friend of Merriam's. He practiced law in Washington DC during the first part of the 20th century. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Samuel Maddox Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Letter to W.R. Merriam from Samuel Maddox concerning trip, November 23, 1908, Liberty Iron Furnace Collection, 1809-1917, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 23, 1908 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Paper, 8x11" Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter Iron Furnaces Liberty Shenandoah County Virginia Washington https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/7d47f36995bd71ed2b45953149f71b76.jpg 0a63b01dd14b8ef97e34022655754826 https://archives.countylib.org/files/original/a6eb4d41acc258d2473f2ee2e0c6c795.jpg 7a2e1077b11b8efa23eb7973258a48d1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Warning to you Columbia Furnace Va Mr WR merriam dear sir We have made up our mind to Stop Jim Sine and foltyz from running on this Road and will tell you Be fore we do it and if you don’t put Some one else on we will Stop the Running for you Sine hasn’t got a friend a long the Road and He is so Spitful that no one can live for Him and you Have men up thewre Had forgot more than Sine an foltz ever will now a bout a Engine _____ Hall as much with Engine after they tore them to pieces an Burnte them up and did not Have time to fire them up so we will give till the first of next month to make a chang and if you don’t we will Burn down ever tresel from Her to Edinburg and we have men Rite up there that Had dynamite Redy to Blow up that engine and it would Have Ben Blowed up long a go if Bud ___ Had let Some fellows a lone But He saved it for you an ___ don’t want to ___ everything for you But ___ ___ git them off the Road we will not put up with it we mean it and if you think we don’t try us and Show you all a bout it we are dynamite Ready so this is warning Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Warning to you" Subject The topic of the resource Liberty Iron Furnace (Va) Description An account of the resource A letter written to W.R. Merriam of the Liberty Iron Furnace Company threatening to destroy the "Dinky" railroad, which connected the furnace with Edinburg Virginia, unless James Sine and Thomas Foltz were fired. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anonymous Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Samuel G. Clark, Liberty Iron Furnace Collection, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Shenandoah County Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Relation A related resource Finding aid for collection available at: http://shenandoah.co.lib.va.us/liberty-furnace-collection Liberty Railroads Shenandoah County Virginia