Today In History

June 13, 1889 — The Tannery is to be still further enlarged by the erection of an additional leach house; two more large boilers are to be put in, and another smoke stack, same size […]

June 12, 1986 — The 25th anniversary of the Luray Ruritan Horse Show proved to be the largest and one of the most successful, according to secretary Junior Ray Miller. Unlike last year, the weather […]

June 11, 1987 — Grand opening festivities were held Sunday at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park campground — formerly Mountain Manor Campground — on U.S. 211 east of Luray. Yogi joined a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Jim […]

June 10, 1892 — Last Thursday afternoon, while Geo. Maiden, with three other men, was working in a field near Elkton, Rockingham County, a sudden rain storm came up, and they all started at once […]

June 9, 1967 — Three Luray youths pleaded guilty to damaging and defacing private property in Page County before Judge Mark D. Woodward in Page County Court Tuesday of this week. The three were charged […]

June 8, 1962 — G. William Sedwick, cashier of the Page Valley National Bank, had a close call Saturday evening of last week when he encountered a skunk in the banking quarters. After some cautious […]