Today In History

February 5, 1891 — Sunday last, at Solomon Dean’s, on top of the Blue Ridge, the depth of snow averaged 25 inches.  A large force of men went to work on last Monday morning cleaning […]

February 4, 1892 — The historic old Appomattox Courthouse building was destroyed by fire yesterday. All of the county records and court house furnishings were entirely consumed. Surrounding houses also caught, but were saved. The […]

February 3, 1887 — A box, said to contain a set of burglar’s tools, more or less completed, was captured at the express office in this place last Friday evening. The box, directed to Geo. […]

February 2, 1966 — An eight-room two- story frame dwelling located back of the ball park at Stanley was destroyed by fire about 12:50 a.m. Sunday. Stanley and Luray firemen fought the blaze in a […]

February 1, 1962 — It was a big thrill to Sammy Price recently when he was named a page for the 1962 General Assembly. Sammy is now hard at work in Richmond. He is the […]

January 31, 1991 — Flags fluttered in the late January breeze as some 300 persons marched through Shenandoah Saturday in support of the U.S. Troops in the Persian Gulf. Speaking to the crowd gathered in […]