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Old Picture: 1942 Shenandoah River Flooding Edinburg VA

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Title

Old Picture: 1942 Shenandoah River Flooding Edinburg VA

Subject

Shenandoah River, North Fork (Va.)
Ferries-Virginia- Shenandoah County
Automobiles-Virginia-Shenandoah County
Edinburg (Va)
Fort Valley (Va)
Floods-Virginia-Shenandoah County
World War (1939-1945)
Micthell, Winnifred O.
Foltz, Barney
Dinges, Harry
Foltz, Katie

Description

Picture showing two cars crossing the Shenandoah River along the road from Edinburg to Fort Valley Virginia. The ferry was used from 1942-1943 following a flood that destroyed the river bridge. Pictured here are:

-Winnifred O. Mitchell on left holding Katie Foltz
-Barney Foltz and Harry Dinges on the ferry boat

Source

Free Press, May 31 2001

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

October 1942

Rights

Not to be republished without permission

Format

Clipping

Language

English

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Clipping

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Citation

“Old Picture: 1942 Shenandoah River Flooding Edinburg VA ,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/3651.

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