Today In History

September 19, 1887 — Last Sunday morning as Mr. W.C. Alther, accompanied by his wife, son and daughter, and Mr. Geo. Shenk, all seated in the carriage, were on their way to Berryville to church, […]

September 18, 1989 — Central Telephone Company customers with the Luray “743” prefix will be able to take advantage of many different services and improved service in one month. On Oct. 14, the Luray Centel […]

September 17, 1961 — An attempted robbery of the Luray ABC store on Thursday night of last week yielded nothing but some cuts and bruises and a few days in the Page County Jail. The […]

September 16, 1990 — What do you get when you combine the clank of roller skates, giggles, a juke box and pizza? A night at Skate City is the only possible answer. The Luray roller […]

September 15, 1962 — According to a release from Shenandoah, a “considerate” thief, who took a new 1962 Chevrolet belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Comer last Thursday, telephoned Mr. Comer Tuesday morning to tell […]

September 14, 1890 — A mineral development company was organized at the Inn one day last week by a number of gentlemen interested in mineral properties near Luray. The capital stock was fixed at $75,000, […]