Shockey Flats
Files
Title
Shockey Flats
Subject
Woodstock (Va)
Taverns (Inns) - Virginia - Woodstock
Buildings - Virginia - Woodstock
Description
Photograph of the historic Shockey Flats building on Main Street in Woodstock, Virginia.
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 Jackson, and Millard Fillmore, who reportedly held a reception there. Reamer's was a well-known establishment in the Shenandoah Valley before the Civil War.
The building later became known as Shockey Flats. It was demolished in the 1930s after being used as a service station.
The parking lot/gazebo for Woodstock's town office building (135 N. Main Street) now occupies the site.
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 Jackson, and Millard Fillmore, who reportedly held a reception there. Reamer's was a well-known establishment in the Shenandoah Valley before the Civil War.
The building later became known as Shockey Flats. It was demolished in the 1930s after being used as a service station.
The parking lot/gazebo for Woodstock's town office building (135 N. Main Street) now occupies the site.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2025 by Zach Hottel.
Information about its history was compiled from public sources on-line.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
This building appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 002250 and 027346.
Identifier
027346
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Shockey Flats,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 12, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/57027.
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