Casey Jones Plant and Employees
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Title
Casey Jones Plant and Employees
Subject
Buildings - Virginia - Woodstock
Clothing industry - Virginia - Woodstock
Factories - Virginia - Woodstock
Woodstock (Va)
Description
Photograph of a large group of unidentified women assembled outside the Casey Jones Clothing Factory that was located on East Court Street in Woodstock.
The Maryland Company began in the 1920's and, expanded to include plants in Woodstock, Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah, Luray, and Elkton.
The plants produced denim overalls and provided steady employment to hundreds of locals, including women who had previously been excluded from many industrial jobs.
In the 1940's, Casey Jones was purchased by Blue Bell Inc., who later introduced Wrangler Jeans. They continued to operate the plant on E. Court St. until 1956 when a new factory opened on the south end of town.
Over the next several decades this building would be a realty office and retail shop. In the 1980s and 1990s it was home to a radio station and Channel 10 TV which covered Woodstock area news.
Today, it is home to the Woodstock Brew House.
The Maryland Company began in the 1920's and, expanded to include plants in Woodstock, Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah, Luray, and Elkton.
The plants produced denim overalls and provided steady employment to hundreds of locals, including women who had previously been excluded from many industrial jobs.
In the 1940's, Casey Jones was purchased by Blue Bell Inc., who later introduced Wrangler Jeans. They continued to operate the plant on E. Court St. until 1956 when a new factory opened on the south end of town.
Over the next several decades this building would be a realty office and retail shop. In the 1980s and 1990s it was home to a radio station and Channel 10 TV which covered Woodstock area news.
Today, it is home to the Woodstock Brew House.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Historical information about this company was taken from: “Casey Jones/Woodstock Brew House,” Shenandoah Stories, accessed October 13, 2025, https://shenandoahstories.org/items/show/263.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
040137
Original Format
Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 Film
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Casey Jones Plant and Employees,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/74453.
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