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Hairpin Curve on Orkney Springs Grade

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Title

Hairpin Curve on Orkney Springs 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 and two unidentified men are visible on the right of the image.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated
Late 1920's based on a note in margin of paper copy.

Contributor

No ID Form. Identified was made in the margin of the paper copy.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Same spot is pictured in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 020178 and 020265.

Identifier

020265

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Physical Dimensions

8x10 inches

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Hairpin Curve on Orkney Springs Grade,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 17, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50435.

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