Orkney Grade
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Title
Orkney Grade
Subject
Dirt roads - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Photograph of a switchback on Orkney Grade, a road connecting Mt. Jackson, Virginia, with the communities of Orkney Springs and Basye, Virginia.
This photograph shows the area commonly known as the "Double S Curves," where two switchback curves were present on Orkney Springs side of the mountain roadway.
This stretch of road has since been straightened.
A 1920's era automobile is visible on the right of the image.
This photograph shows the area commonly known as the "Double S Curves," where two switchback curves were present on Orkney Springs side of the mountain roadway.
This stretch of road has since been straightened.
A 1920's era automobile is visible on the right of the image.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Late 1920's based on the year of the automobile.
Contributor
Identified in 2004 by Carrie Clark and later confirmed by Buddy McClanahan (as told to John Adamson).
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
This road appears in Morrison Studio Collection Numbers 020178 and 020265.
Identifier
020178
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Orkney Grade,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 22, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50286.
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