Luray and Page County Revisited - Couverture souple

Vaughn, Daniel A

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738544175 ISBN 13 : 9780738544175

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2008

Synopsis

Luray Caverns, discovered in the quiet valley community of Luray in 1878, became the main attraction in Page County. In hopes of capitalizing on this new found Wonder of the World, executives of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad completed the rail from Hagerstown and Basic City to Luray by 1881. Mann Almond drove the final ceremonial spike just north of Deford's Tannery in Luray. With the arrival of the railroad came a new economy supported by passengers, excursionists, lodging, and freight transport. The bulk of these transports were Eureka Mining Company's mineral extractions and Shenandoah's Big
Gem iron bloom shipments. Luray's own Mercantile Mile leading to the caverns was laden with storehouses, offering goods found in larger cities, and the rail brought visitors in droves. The photographers who produced the images contained here did so only as a means of income, but today their work is our visual link to the past.

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À propos de l'auteur

An eighth-generation, lifelong resident of Page County, author Dan Vaughn grew up in this historic area about which he writes. His ancestors have lived on the Groveton Tract of Luray since 1756. A local merchant, Vaughn and his wife, Alesa, have four sons. This volume continues the collection of historic images that was initiated in his first work, Images of America: Luray and Page County.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738544175
• ISBN 13: 9780738544175
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
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• Personne responsable: non disponible