Shenandoah County Library Archives

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Form letter from the Strasburg Land and Improvement Company sent to stockholders in July 1891. It discusses the sale of shares, dividends, and the need for payment from shareholders.

The company was a real estate business that subdivided and sold…

Partial can label produced by W.E. Stickley of Strasburg Virginia for "Stickley's Hand Packed Peaches."

Photograph of the Massanutten Mountain and a portion of the Town of Strasburg Virginia.

The picture appears to have been taken from an airplane and is labeled "Aerial Photo Made Exclusively for Massanutten National Bank by Robinson Studio, Front…

Photograph of Virginia Beeler of Strasburg.

The image was published in the Shenandoah Herald on April 10, 1956 to commemorate her selection as "Strasburg Grade School Teacher of the Month."

At the time Virginia Beeler was a 2nd Grade Teacher…

Oral history interview featuring Mary Beth Price conducted on June 17 2021 at the Box Office Brewery in Strasburg Virginia.

The interview focuses on her life growing up in Strasburg Virginia, her career as a local government employee and…

Photographs (x2) of students from Strasburg High School in costume for the 1929 May Day parade and festival.

One photograph is labeled "May Day - 1929 - Seniors" and the second is labeled "What 'We' Wore."

The individuals in the photograph…

Photograph of a group of unidentified men and women seated in chairs on a temporary stage. One of the men is standing and speaking to an audience off camera.

C.V. Shoemaker is seated on the right. He is remembered for having served as the…

Photograph showing a portion of US Route 55.

This portion is located east of Strasburg Virginia near the foot of the Massanutten Mountain. The road was later rerouted to avoid the railroad crossing pictured here.

A steam engine is headed…

View of the interior of the Virginia Restaurant located on the corner of King and Holliday Streets in Strasburg. The restaurant was a favorite meeting place for students after school and evenings.

Behind the long counter, stand two longtime…

View of the interior of the Virginia Restaurant located on the corner of King and Holliday Streets in Strasburg. The restaurant was a favorite meeting place for students after school and evenings.

Tables and a long sandwich bar along the right…

View looking north along Route 11 just north of Strasburg, Virginia.

Vintage automobiles are parked on the right side of the road. A historical marker stands between the two cars and is titled, "Fort Bowman".

An Esso station advertising cabins,…

Damaged image of unidentified men with shovels digging up King Street in Strasburg in preparation for its repaving.

Early trucks are seen with the men. The truck on the right of the image has a sign on the side that reads, "Virginia Department of…

Photograph showing a portion of US Route 55 under construction.

This portion is located east of Strasburg Virginia near the foot of the Massanutten Mountain.

A sign straight ahead indicates with an arrow that traffic should use the old road…

View looking east along King Street (Route 11) in Strasburg, Virginia.

First Bank is visible on the left as is the Virginia Restaurant across Holliday Street.

Vintage automobiles are parked on both sides of the street.

This photograph was…

Photograph of the Strasburg Service Station that was located on the corner of W. King and Capon Streets in Strasburg.

The service station opened in 1922 and was a well-known fixture in the town.

View of the interior of the Virginia Restaurant located on the corner of King and Holliday Streets in Strasburg. The restaurant was a favorite meeting place for students after school and evenings.

At the back of the room, stand two longtime…

Photograph taken during construction (ca 1929) of the First National Bank located on the corner of King and Holliday Streets in Strasburg.

Four unidentified men in suits and hats are standing in front of the door. An early automobile is parked on…

Photograph of the Strasburg Service Station that was located on the corner of W. King and Capon Streets in Strasburg.

A sign on the building on the right reads, "Car Laundry", and a covered pavilion stands in front of it near the sidewalk.

The…

Photograph showing a portion of US Route 55 under construction.

This portion is located east of Strasburg Virginia near the foot of the Massanutten Mountain.

A sign straight ahead indicates with an arrow that traffic should use the old road…

Photograph showing a portion of US Route 55..

This portion is located east of Strasburg Virginia near the foot of the Massanutten Mountain. The road was later rerouted to avoid this crossing.

Telephone poles line both sides of the road.

View looking north along Route 11 just north of Strasburg, Virginia.

Vintage automobiles are parked on the right side of the road. A historical marker stands between the two cars and is titled, "Fort Bowman".

An unidentified man holding his hat…

Photograph of the water tower located on top of Fort Hill in Strasburg, Virginia.

It is still used as a water reservoir.

Photograph of an empty lot, a long metal-roofed, building, a detached garage, and the back of buildings.

The buildings on the left front on King Street, Strasburg. This photograph was taken from just off King Street on N. Fort Street in…

View of Signal Knob Mountain located in Strasburg, Virginia.

Photograph showing a portion of US Route 55 under construction.

This portion is located east of Strasburg Virginia near the foot of the Massanutten Mountain.

A sign straight ahead indicates with an arrow that traffic should use the old road…
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