Today In History

July 26, 1891 — A close call was made last Saturday on a young man named Theodore Murdock, aged about 15, the water carrier at the Tannery. He was caught between two cars while crossing […]

July 25, 1891 — Having never seen anything in your valuable journal from this section of the moral vineyard, we will endeavor to write down a few items that may be of interest to your […]

July 24, 1911 — The firemen’s parade and the reel races were participated in by the Charles Town Company, Friendship Company of Winchester, Company No. 4 of Harrisonburg, Massanutton Horse Company at Strasburg and the […]

July 23, 1911 — The “double header” between the Luray and Elkton ball teams on Monday resulted in a victory for Luray in both cases, the score being 8 to 2 in the morning and […]

July 22, 1911 — A success passing all reasonable anticipations, Page County Homecoming Week will be remembered for decades to come as the greatest gathering of Page County people ever held. The beautiful Luray Inn […]

July 21, 1887 — A message from Mr. B.W. Petty, merchant at Grove Hill, announces that Mr. Hiram Kibler was killed by lightning on last Tuesday evening. Mr. Kibler, in company with his son and […]