Shockey Flats
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Shockey Flats
Subject
Woodstock (Va)
Buildings - Virginia - Woodstock
Gasoline pumps - Virginia - Woodstock
Taverns - Virginia - Woodstock
Description
Photograph of Shockey Flat with gas pumps and an unidentified man out front. This building was located on Main Street in the area of the current town office in Woodstock.
Built around 1780, it was originally a tavern. Fravel's Stage Tavern may have been the first such establishment there.
It later became known as Reamer's Tavern and was visited by many influential figures involved in the early American nation-building efforts. Notable guests included Henry Clay, the Breckenridges of Kentucky, General Andrew (en route to Washington), and President Fillmore, who reportedly held a reception there. Reamer's was a well-known establishment in the Shenandoah Valley before the Civil War.
The building was demolished in the 1930's.
Built around 1780, it was originally a tavern. Fravel's Stage Tavern may have been the first such establishment there.
It later became known as Reamer's Tavern and was visited by many influential figures involved in the early American nation-building efforts. Notable guests included Henry Clay, the Breckenridges of Kentucky, General Andrew (en route to Washington), and President Fillmore, who reportedly held a reception there. Reamer's was a well-known establishment in the Shenandoah Valley before the Civil War.
The building was demolished in the 1930's.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
July 17, 1935
Contributor
Identified by Charotte Clinedinst who recognized it.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
This building appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 002250 and 027346.
Identifier
002250
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negatives
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Shockey Flats,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed June 19, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/26689.
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