Today In History

April 21, 1887 — The almost total destruction by fire of four Virginia towns within the last month or so, should serve as a warning to Luray to take immediate steps to protect itself against […]

April 20, 1961 — The Thorington Construction Company, contractors, are pushing construction on the new Page County High School with the hope of having a finished job in several months. Anyone who has any doubt […]

April 19, 1962 — Stanley’s newest industry, Stanley Manufacturing Inc., is now in full swing, employing more than 40 workers and producing some 3,000 dresses per week with a daily average of 600. The entire […]

April 18, 1889 — Mr. Herbert Barbee, sculptor of this place, fired with a zeal to perpetuate the memory of the gallant boys of Page who fell in “the lost cause,” has conceived the idea […]

April 17, 1986 — A fire in Shenandoah National Park burned across 100 acres of forest land last weekend, Park Ranger Glen Knight reported. Firefighters battled the blaze on the west side of Neighbor Mountain […]

April 16, 1987 — Luray area residents will not have to venture far from their back yards to reach the beach this summer. If progress continues on schedule, Lake Arrowhead will open for swimming Memorial […]