Today In History

April 7, 1887 — The handsome little merchant mill belonging to Mr. Adam Seekford at Alma, in this county, was destroyed by fire last Tuesday night. The mill was operated by a steam engine, and […]

April 6, 1961 — A horse lost 16 years ago turned up last week in the Shenandoah National Park. Rangers said it was dangerous although weather-beaten and weak from exposure. The capture was made near […]

April 5, 1962 — The Luray High School baseball team will play its first game on the 1962 schedule on Tuesday afternoon of next week against the Stonewall Jackson Generals on the latter’s diamond. J.R. […]

April 4, 1889 — The store house and dwelling at Grove Hill, belonging to William Kite, and occupied by William Koontz, as a dwelling, and by J.J. Shaver as a store, was destroyed by fire […]

April 3, 1890 — Last Thursday evening as Joseph and Isaac Rothgeb, sons of Mr. Frank Rothgeb, were returning from Sperryville, where they had been to take a load of lime, their team ran off, […]

April 2, 1964 — The Miller-Campbell- Baker Post 22, American Legion, celebrated its 45th anniversary Thursday evening of last week with appropriate exercises at the Legion home. It was also the 45th anniversary of the […]