Search

Start Over Names Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

"A Card to the People of Rockbridge County, " broadside, 1879

1 Item

Candidate James B. Dorman appeals to Rockbridge County's voters for support as candidate for the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorney General . He outlines his platform and explains his voting record on key issues during his previous political appointments.

1 result

"A Card to the People of Rockbridge County, " broadside, 1879 1 Item

Dorman, J. B.

Candidate James B. Dorman appeals to Rockbridge County's voters for support as candidate for the Virginia Commonwealth's Attorney General . He outlines his platform and explains his voting record on key issues during his previous political appointments.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Washington and Lee University and Regional Virginia History Research Collection, 1609/2016

12 Linear Feet
3 results
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Page County Virginia Papers 1904-1944, n.d.

This collection consists of ca. 2,500 items, ca. 1904-1944, and n.d., compiled by Virginia Strickler Milbourne, and includes genealogical and historical information about Page County, Virginia. The historical information includes Indian settlement and archaeology in the area at the time of the first settlers, Governor Spottswood's expedition into the Valley, the Revolutionary War Period, and information on Page when it was part of other counties-- Augusta, Frederick, Orange, and SpotsylvaniaCounties--mostly in deed and will books. There is also information on the period of the Civil War, and the late nineteenth and early twentieth century periods: particularly notable is the information on the industry in the area, such as forges and mining. There is also information on the Shenandoah National Park, the Shenandoah Valley Railroad(S. V. R. R.), history of utilities in the Valley, area post office and road history, area property and railroad assessments, and the area's national and state politicians and late eighteenth-early nineteenth century area censuses. The genealogical information includes family histories, with some genealogical charts, of Shenandoah Valley families, particularly the German settlers. Information on area parishes emphasizes those of Baptist or Mennonite origins, as many early German settlers were of these denominations.

1 result

Page County Virginia Papers 1904-1944, n.d.

This collection consists of ca. 2,500 items, ca. 1904-1944, and n.d., compiled by Virginia Strickler Milbourne, and includes genealogical and historical information about Page County, Virginia. The historical information includes Indian settlement and archaeology in the area at the time of the first settlers, Governor Spottswood's expedition into the Valley, the Revolutionary War Period, and information on Page when it was part of other counties-- Augusta, Frederick, Orange, and SpotsylvaniaCounties--mostly in deed and will books. There is also information on the period of the Civil War, and the late nineteenth and early twentieth century periods: particularly notable is the information on the industry in the area, such as forges and mining. There is also information on the Shenandoah National Park, the Shenandoah Valley Railroad(S. V. R. R.), history of utilities in the Valley, area post office and road history, area property and railroad assessments, and the area's national and state politicians and late eighteenth-early nineteenth century area censuses. The genealogical information includes family histories, with some genealogical charts, of Shenandoah Valley families, particularly the German settlers. Information on area parishes emphasizes those of Baptist or Mennonite origins, as many early German settlers were of these denominations.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

"To the People of Rockbridge" Broadside, 1871

1 Item

This broadside by the Valley Railroad titled 'To the People of Rockbridge' outlines funding for the railroad to be built through the county. It asks the people of Rockbridge to help finance the railroad by buying stock in it. It makes the argument that the county's prosperity depends on the railroad. It says students at Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute should no longer be expected to walk through the mire to travel to and from their families and that the railroad will add value to property and give the county access to trade markets.

1 result

"To the People of Rockbridge" Broadside, 1871 1 Item

Shenandoah Valley Railroad

This broadside by the Valley Railroad titled 'To the People of Rockbridge' outlines funding for the railroad to be built through the county. It asks the people of Rockbridge to help finance the railroad by buying stock in it. It makes the argument that the county's prosperity depends on the railroad. It says students at Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute should no longer be expected to walk through the mire to travel to and from their families and that the railroad will add value to property and give the county access to trade markets.

Content Warning

ARVAS is an aggregator of archival resources. ARVAS does not have control of the descriptive language used in our members’ finding aids.

Finding aids may contain historical terms and phrases, reflecting the shared attitudes and values of the community from which they were collected, but are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical or mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.

Many institutions and organizations are in the process of reviewing and revising their descriptive language, with the intent to describe materials in more humanizing, inclusive, and harm-reductive ways. As members revise their descriptive language, their changes will eventually be reflected in their ARVAS finding aids.