Independence Hall, where the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence July 2, 1776 and the finalized document was dated July 4, 1776. The structure was built in 1726.
The grave, third from the left is that of Elinor Junkin Jackson, General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's first wife. Elinor died in childbirth. The couples stillborn son is buried with her.
George Washington's Birthplace (Reproduction), Wakefield, Va.
Date:
[1932]
Description:
The house is showing a view of Garden side. (This photograph is taken for the celebration of the two Hundredth anniversary of the Birth of George Washington in 1932 by U.S. George Washington Bicentennial Commission, Washington, D. C.)
Preparing Coeburn's Medical Center for Dedication Ceremony, Coeburn, Va.
Date:
1966
Description:
'Everyone pitched in to get Coeburn's new medical center ready for dedication ceremonies scheduled for Sunday (July 31). All grading and landscape work was done by enthusiastic volunteers.'
'This is where D. D. Brown spent part of his first vacation after coming to West Virginia on March 1, 1905, working at Montes, W. Va. most of the time 12 to 18 hours per day.'
William Payne served under JEB Stuart in Black Horse Cavalry Regiment during the Civil War. He attained the rank of Brigadier General in the Confederate Army, fighting in several major engagements such as the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, Gettysburg and the 1864 Shenandoah Valley Campaign. After the war Payne resume his law practice in Warrenton.
Colored postcard photograph of the oldest court house still in use west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The structure was designed by Thomas Jefferson and built in 1795.
Originally was opened as a health resort in 1833, its origins date back to 1764 when Sweet Springs was discovered. William Lewis constructed several log cabins to promote the area's healthy attributed east of Peters Mountain. His son, John B. Lewis took ownership in 1805. The elongated 110,000 square foot hotel, reportedly designed by Thomas Jefferson, was not constructed until 1839. In 1852 the resort was sold to the Beirne and Caperton families of Union, West Virginia who managed the resort until 1860.
W. Va. State Building, Jamestown Exposition, Jamestown, Va.
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The Concessionaire, The Jamestown Amusement and Vending Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Lee Chapel on Washington & Lee Campus, Lexington, Va.
Description:
Chapel named for Robert E. Lee, who served as Washington College President, post-war until his death in 1970. Subsequently, the college added "Lee" to its name to honor him. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
Postcard reads, "The Audley estate originally embraced 3,025 acres when it was given by Lord Fairfax to his nephew, Geo. Wm. Fairax in 1749. Of this tract Warner Washington, Sr. acquired 1600 acres in 1770. Since then the property has been in the possession of but four families. Lawrence Lewis, husband of Nellie Custis Lewis, purchased it from the Washingtons in 1826, and the noted Nellie, granddaughter of Martha Washington by her first marriage, died here in 1852. A. Cummins purchased it from the Lewis family in 1903, and since 1921 it has been owned by Bernard B. and Montfort Jones." Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
Postcard reads, "The Homestead at Virginia Hot Springs has been operated for more than a century and a half as a luxury resort for the first families of America. It is located in the lovely valley on the east side of the Alleghany mountains and has an elevation of 2,300 feet." See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
Postcard reads, "The Homestead at Virginia Hot Springs has been operated for more than a century and a half as a luxury resort to the first families of America. It is located in a lovely valley on the east side of the Alleghany mountains and has an elevation of 2,300 feet." See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
Ruins of Old Lutheran Church, Built 1764, Used as Barracks During Revolutionary War, Winchester, Va.
Date:
ca. 1914
Description:
Land given by Thomas Lord Fairfax, this old Lutheran Church was used as barracks during the Revolutionary War. Published by the Williamsport Paper Co. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
Postcard reads, "General Sheridan occupied this home during one of the famous Winchester campaigns and from it began his famous ride to the Battle of Cedar Creek, 'twenty miles away'". Published by Marken & Bielfied Inc. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
Postcard reads, "After Gen. Braddock's defeat (July 1755) by the French and Indians near Fort Duquesne, Lieut.-Col. George Washington was given command of the colonial forces on the frontier. Washington then built Fort Loudoun at Winchester, and while supervising this work (1756-7) he occupied the building shown above. During this time three companies of Virginia troops were quartered within a stockade built upon the lot to the southward. Prior to the French and Indian War (1749-53) Washington had used this building as an office while employed by Lord Fairfax as a surveyor." Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
Postcard reads, "The above is a typical harvest scene in the highly productive Valley of Virginia. In the foreground, fertile, undulating fields; in the background, a graceful, forested mountain ridge. George Washington called the Shenandoah Valley the "Garden of America". When in 1861, the Confederate government placed Gen. J. E. Johnston in command in the Lower Valley, he said that section alone would feed an army of 40,000 men. And in this calculation only three counties were considered. Little wonder that the Shenandoah Valley was known as the "Granary of the Confederacy." Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
Postcard reads, "The stone section of this ancient house, two miles east of Staunton, is doubtless the oldest structure in Augusta County. Here lived Col. John Lewis, pioneer settler, who came with some thirty Scotch-Irish about the year 1732, when Augusta was a no-man's land. Lewis, a fine type of frontiersman and one of the first magistrates of Augusta, died in 1762 at the age of eighty-four, his grave being near the house above. His five sons were conspicuous men of their times; Thomas laid out Staunton in 1750, while Andrew was the victor at Point Pleasant and a general in the Revolutionary War." Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. See original for correspondence. (From postcard collection legacy system--Non-WV.)
