Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Photograph of the Lantz Mill community in Shenandoah County Virginia.

The ca. 1900 image shows Stony Creek and the mill in the foreground and the Christian family furniture factory on the cliff in the background.

Photograph of the factory buildings that made up the Virginia Woolen Company in Winchester, Virginia.

The Virginia Woolen Company began operations in 1901 and was a significant woolen mill in the Winchester area when it closed in 1958.

The…

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 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…

Photograph of Borden's Flour and Stave mill in Toms Brook.

A stave mill is a facility that processes logs into staves, which are the narrow strips of wood that make up the sides of a barrel.

This mill was founded in 1872 and moved to Toms…

Photo of a photograph of what remained of Bowman's Mill on Cedar Creek just north of Strasburg. The mill was located on the west side of Route 11 close to the Stickley House.

The roof and top part of the building are gone. Trees have grown up…

Photograph of ruined remains of Bowman's Mill on the west side of Route 11, just north of the town of Strasburg.

The mill operated on Cedar Creek close to the Stickley House.

Two unidentified men are visible looking at the stone walls and trees…

Photograph of the Triplett Mill located in Woodstock Virginia.

The steam, later electric, powered mill was used to process local crops for export and was built by J.I. Triplett. It still stands on the southern side of W. Court and Commerce…

Photograph of fifteen Massanutten Military Academy cadets posed on the front of Harrison Hall.
The photograph contains many members of the class of 1924.

Pictured are, from left to right:

First Row:
John H. Farrar, Donald Mills, Marshall…

Photograph of the 1937-1938 Massanutten Military Academy (MMA) Varstiy Basketball Team.

The cadet in the center holds a basketball labeled “M.A. Champs 37-38.”

Pictured are, from left to right:

Front Row:
Alexander Piasecky, Milton J.…

Photograph of Shenandoah Valley Academy's Junior Class in 1933.

The pennant being held up in the foreground says "Juniors 1933". The school letters, "SVA", are also visible.

The individuals are, from left to right:

Row 1:
Harriet Fisher,…

Photograph of Massanutten Academy's Junior Class in 1924.

Front Row, left to right:
Raymond Finley, William Dehart, Donald Mills
Second Row:
?, William A. MacDonough, ?, Marshall D.J. Smith
Third Row:
Jerome Newcorn, John H. Farrar, Ray…

Photograph of Stonewall Mill.

Stonewall Mill was located on Pugh's Run at the confluence with the North Fork of the Shenandoah.

The building is no longer standing.

Damaged photograph showing railcars and the rear of the Strasburg Steam Flouring Mill in Strasburg Virginia.

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

Original mill buildings stood at the…

Early photograph of Spengler's Mill with two unidentified men also visible in the image.

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

Known by several names, the Old Mill Tavern Restaurant was located on the southern edge of Strasburg on Route 11 (or Stover Avenue as that stretch is named). The building is still there today.

The original water-powered mill was built between 1797…

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…

Invoice issued to the "Corporation of Edinburg" by H.A. Whissen & Brothers, manufacturers of flour, feel, and meal.

The invoice is dated September 6, 1906 and is for $5.35 worth of items purchased between December 1905 and August 1906.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the Mt. Jackson Mill Wheel frozen in the waters of Mill Creek.

Photograph taken by William Hoyle Garber showing the Mt. Jackson Mill Wheel frozen in the waters of Mill Creek.

Postcard showing the Zerkle Mill in Forestville VA

Postcard showing the Zerkle Mill in Forestville VA

Postcard showing the "S.P. Lonas' Mill Dam" in Mt. Jackson Virginia.

The dam was located on Mill Creek on what is now the southern part of town. It was constructed sometime before 1897.

Postcard with a picture the Lantz Mill community located west of Edinburg.

The mill for which the community is named is visible in the foreground along Stony Creek. Clem's Department Store is visible in the background, on the right of the image.
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