Today In History

February 17, 1989 — The Shenandoah Heritage Center Inc. has undertaken a project to memorialize railroaders whose work established the railroad heritage of the Shenandoah community. The Norfolk and Western Cabin Car CF No. 518220 […]

February 16, 1991 — A church congregation formed in May 1987 with 36 members soon will be gathering in a 300-seat sanctuary. The New Life Gospel Church held services in private homes for a short […]

February 15, 1986 — “I feel like now my records are secure to the point that I could reproduce anything that might be destroyed by fire.” Luther E. “Ikey” Miller, clerk of Page County’s Circuit […]

February 14, 1892 — Mr. Daniel Fagan died at his residence in Luray on Friday evening, Feb. 5, 1892, in his 65th year. A native of Winchester and 1st Lieutenant of the “Morgan Continentals,” an […]

February 10, 1887 — We visited one day last week the ore bank of Mr. Thos. Price, near Vaughn’s Summit. Mr. P. has a fine prospect for iron ore, and has perfected the best arrangement […]

February 12, 1961 — A hard blow to the Eastside Valley was delivered last week when The Stauffer Chemical Company at Bentonville announced it would close its carbon Visulphide plant in the Warren County community […]