Rockbridge Historical Society photographs and negatives

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Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
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POC: Tom Camden
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The collection is open for research use.

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The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Rockbridge Historical Society photographs and negatives, RHS Coll. 1002, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

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English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Rockbridge Historical Society photographs and negatives, RHS Coll. 1002, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

These photographs and negatives were collected by the Rockbridge Historical Society. They are of people, buildings, landscapes, and other subjects mostly concerning Lexington and Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Includes negatives of each photo.

This engraving by John Sartain of Alexander was taken out of a book.

Included is a negative.

The 1892 copy print photo is a group photo of the William A. Anderson children, which include Ruth Anderson, Anna Anderson, Ellen Anderson, Alex Anderson, and Judith Anderson. A negative strip of this photo is included in the folder. The 1925 copy print photos are a 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 and 8 x 10 of the same photo of Ellen Anderson. Three negatives of this photo are included in the folder.

Rufus William Bailey (1793–1863) was a Maine-born minister, educator, and abolitionist who founded the Augusta Female Seminary in Staunton, VA, in 1842, which later became Mary Baldwin College (now University). His daughter, Harriet, married Prof. John Lyle Campbell of Wshington and Lee University. This photo was a gift of Leslie Lyle Campbell, September 1, 1950.

Photos included are a Miley and son photo of David Barclay, circa 1895, copy print individual photos of Elizabeth Barclay and Mary Barclay by Miley, 1908, with negatives of each, and a kodacolor print of Houston Barclay and his wife, Hattie Hyde Barclay, circa 1963.

A cropped copy print photo of Douglas Brady, Sr., plus negative, circa 1951. An original Borthwick studio photo, of the Town Of Lexington Officials, plus negative, July 18, 1952. Those included in the group photo are as follows: Councilman Aubrey M. Foltz, Councilman Stuart Moore (also a cropped copy print photo and negative of Moore), Mayor Paul A. Holstein, Councilwoman Mrs. B. B. Clarkson, Councilman Douglas Brady, Jr., Town Attorney C. S. Glasgow, Clerk of the Council R. C. Walker, Commissioner of Revenue W. W. Whitmore, Treasurer Mrs. Maude Connevey, Chief of Police A. E. Rhodenizer, Fire Chief W. L. Hess, Director of Recreation S. P. Brewbaker, Assistant Treasurer Miss Evelyn Kramer, Town Manager A. K. Roop, Jr., Superintendent of Water Earl T. Hall, and Superintendent of Street, Roy E. Smith. Absent are Scott Huger and Col. R. A. Marr. A photo of Douglas Brady, Jr. standing at the Buffalo Forge place sign on Route 608, Buffalo Forge Road, April 1988.

Negative is included in the folder. Photo copied by permission of Richard C. Braford, Natural Bridge, Virginia.

Includes negatives of each photo.

Nine snapshots of Blanche Brown, which include as follows: Two of Katherine Krebs and Blance Brown at the Dickinson farm in Buena Vista, Virginia, 1912, Blanche at the driver's wheel in an automobile, Blanche holding young Tom Dickinson, Blanche and Katherine Krebs at the old dam on North River, Blanche in Buena Vista, and two of Blanche on a large hay stack and large fallen tree, with Mr. Dodd, Katherine Krebs, and Doug and Charles Jordan. A snapshot of Mrs. Sale and Mary Moore's (married Rev. Samuel Brown) cradle, 1941.

Included in this folder are as follows: Samuel Legrand Campbell engraving circa 1810 (includes biography and genealogy), Alexander Doak Campbell photo circa 1883 (includes biography), and Maggie Campbell of Raphine, Virignia small cabinet photo by Miley circa 1895.

The items included in this folder are as follows: two photos of W&L Prof. John Lyle Campbell by Miley circa 1886, Miley photo of W&L Treasurer John Lyle Campbell 1908, and a group photo at house Stono of Mrs. John Lyle Campbell, Mrs. Townes, Mrs. Burrows, and Mrs. Rutgler circa 1908.

Items included in this folder are as follows: Leslie circa 1865, Leslie and Carrie Campbell circa 1871 by Anderson, Richmond, VA, Leslie circa 1878 by G. W. Davis Washington D.C. and Richmond, VA, and Leslie circa 1888 by Miley, Lexington, VA.

A baby photo of Alexander by Walter Noel, Wytheville, Virginia.

Photo includes Mrs. Sarah Manly, Mildred Anne Eubank, Mary Jane Braden, Norvie Aresta Christian, and Evelyn Braden Christian. This photo was published in the the Buchanan Banner.

Photo by J. L. McCown, Lexington, VA of a large group of Confederate soldiers in front of the Rockbridge County courthouse, probably for a Lee birthday celebration.

Photo of veterans in front of the Rockbridge County courthouse include as follows: MacCauley, S. H. Letcher, Jacob Gassman, James M. Hayslett, Levi Pultz, Saville(?), W. C. Stuart, John Sheridan, Mohler, E. A. Moore, J. A. McNeil holding flag, J. Senseney, John Welsh(?), John Tolley(?), and John Whitmore. Photo of veterans and VMI cadets with the First National Bank in the background on South Main Street include as follows: Chief of Police Parrent, carpenter Dave Lane, Warren Hamilton, John Sheridan, "Jim" Engleman in front looking up at the flag, J. Ed Deaver, John Whitmore, and John McNeil.

Includes negative.

Includes negative.

The 1968 snapshot photo is of F. C. Davis, Jr. with a policeman and mechanic. The circa 1940 photo of Anne Davis has a negative, which also includes a man in uniform.

The 1863 photo of Jefferson Davis was published by Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York, from photographic negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery.

Classmates identified in the photo are as follows: 1st row - Everett Tyree, Gene Lucas, Emmett Tyree, Ruff Swink, Leona Tyree, Vern Cash, Lilly Tyree, Jim Fix, Hans Cash, George Ayers, Bruce Grooms, George Tyree and Charlie Ayers 2nd row - Russ Grooms, Bud Harlow, Clint Fix, T. J. Lucas, Leona Tyree, Maud Templeton, Ollie Tyree, Ida Grooms, Mary Grooms, Simmie Lane, Edith Lucas and Mary Bell Hyde 3rd row - Grace Templeton, Alice Harlow, Carrie Swink, Mary Swink, Mary Tyree, Mrs. Stewart, Goldie Fox, Miley Whitesell, James Lam, Henry Fix and Marion Withers

The three circa 1913 photos are of John Dickinson Sr., husband of Mary Jordan (daughter of Charles Francis Jordan), and their sons, John Dickinson, Jr. and Jordan Dickinson. The 1954 photo is of Mrs. John Dickinson, Sr. holding her granddaughter.

The July 1968 snapshot photo is of a 1939 group of McCrums Drug store employees, which include left to right, Robert Funkhouser, Brent Remsburg, William Cummins, Garland Conner, Mac Fulwilder, and Howard Wilson, who was the Greyhound bus driver. The September 1975 copy print photo, by Andre Studio, Lexington, VA, is of Lucy Funkhouser (Mrs. Robert), holding a hunting horn.

The photos included are as follows: M. Miley, Lexington, VA carte de visite photos of Sallie Gilmore and J. W. Gilmmore, May 25 1875. C. W. C. Woolwine, Roanoke, VA carte de visite photo of Anne Gilmore, circa 1884. A cabinet photo of Major J. William Gilmore, military instructor at the Virginia Military Institute, circa 1913.

The photos included in this folder are as follows:

A 1996 copy print made by photographer Bradshaw, Lexington, Va of Ellen Glasgow, original circa 1908 owned by Francis Corr? of Sufflolk, VA and autographed by Ellen. A circa 1924 engraving by B. F. Johnson of Washington, D.C. of Frank T. Glasgow, and autographed by Frank. A copy print circa 1932 of Constance Glasgow (Mrs. Charles S., Sr.) and son Charles S. Glasgow (?), plus a negative. A copy print of sketch circa 1950 of Ellen Glasgow, by Ellen Graham Anderson, plus a negative.

The identified individuals in the photo are as follows: Charles Watkins, E. Woodward, Annie? Graham?, Maggie Agnor, Rev. George W. Gaither, Wade Bell, Margaret Copper, Mary Elder, teacher Pearle Teter, Susie Roadcap, ? Stuart, and ? Withrow.

The individual photos of friends are Lewis Davis, WLU 1914, friend of Sam Mercer Graham and Helen Currell, friend of Mary Graham, who was the daughter of Dr. William Spencer Currell, professor of English at W&L and later president of of the University of South Carolina.

The circa 1910 photo is of Edward Graham holding a golf club, standing with two men and a boy. The two circa 1920 photos are of Edward Graham standing with daughter Mary and son Sam and an individual one of him standing in a town yard.

This folder includes the photos as follows: Cabinet photo of Edward Graham, Jr. and brother, John or Sam Mercer by M. Miley & son, Lexington, VA, circa 1911. Photo of Edward Graham Jr. as coach of the Saint James Prepatory School in Hagerstown, MD, football team, circa 1911. Photo of Edward Graham,Jr. as coach of the Saint James Prepatory School in Hagerstown, MD, baseball team, circa 1912. Photo of Edward Graham,Jr. as coach of the Saint James Prepatory School in Hagerstown, MD, football team, 1912. White Studio of New York photo of Edward Graham, Jr., circa 1913. Photo of Edward Graham, Jr., Prof. Henry Donald Campbell, Randolph Cabell and members of a W&L ROTC group in New York, circa 1917-1918.

Photo of John Graham in uniform, with a group of World War I soldiers and small dog, at a monument in Germany, marked BE WACHT AM RHEIN (BE WATCH ON THE RHEIN), with a sign ET COMMENT (AND HOW), which was placed on it, circa 1917-1918. Copy print yearbook photo of W&L professor John Graham, 1939, with a negative.

Leonard Clinton Helderman negative included (3 copies) in this folder.

Photos included in this folder are as follows: Dorsey Hopkins cabinet photo by M. Miley & son, Lexington, VA, circa 1907 Frances Hamilton Hopkins cabinet photo by M. Miley & son, Lexington, VA, 1907 Grace? Hopkins studio photo by Homeier & Clark, Richmond, VA, circa 1914 Willie Hopkins studio photo, by M. Miley & son, Lexington, VA, circa 1917-1918. Willie was a member of the W&L Ambulance Unit. Unidentified Hopkins man studio photo, by Foster Studio, Richmond, VA, circa 1942

Photos included in this folder are as follows: Jennie as a baby cabinet photo, circa 1892 Jennie original and copy print photos of Lexington High School girls basketball? team, circa 1908 by [Miley]. The girls on the team were Edmonia Leech (Mrs. Campbell), Jennie Hopkins, Mary Glasgow (Mrs. Sanford), Mary West (Mrs. Howe), Kate Spencer (Mrs. Tharp), Virginia Barclay (Mrs. Shultz), Frances Howe (Mrs. Moore), Sarah Currell, Sophie Booker (Mrs. Packer), Laura Tucker (Mrs. Fletcher), and Mary Champe (Mrs. Raftery). Jennie copy print photo circa 1924 with two negatives.

Photos of Hale Houston are as follows: Two photos as W&L professor Hale Houston, circa 1921 (with negative) and circa 1936. Snapshot photo by Roanoke, VA Photo Finishing Company of Hale Houston sitting with William Wilson Houston and Catherine Houston Campbell in front of Forest Tavern, September 20, 1940.

Photos in this folder are as follows: Mamie Irwin cabinet photo, 1888 Julia Junkin Irwin (Mrs. W. P. Irwin) snapshot photo, circa 1921 George Irwin in World War II uniform snapshot photo, circa 1942 George Irwin copy print photo, circa 1962

Items in this folder are as follows: A cabinet photo of Stonewall printed from an 1862 Winchester, Virginia photo by Mrs. Mary Randolph Custis Lee and some Lexington, Virginia church ladies, with a piece of a scarf tied to it, which he wore in the war, circa 1872. A copy print photo of the same 1862 Winchester, Virginia photo of Stonewall. A cabinet photo of Stonewall's horse, Little Sorrel or Fancy taken at the Virginia Military Institue, Lexington, Virignia, with

Photos in this folder are as follows: John Jordan, copy print photo, circa 1853 Doug Jordan group snapshot photo (2 copies), with John, Jr. and Jordan Dickinson(?) at the Savevernake Dickinson farm, Buena Vista, Virginia, 1912. Charles Jordan snapshot photo with Tom Dickinson and Eva Jordan Krebs, circa 1914. Margaret Krebs and Eva Jordan Krebs with grandparents Capt. Charles Francis Jordan and Mary Ella Hamilton Jordan, 1917. (They were the daughters of Alexander McNutt Krebs and Eva Hamilton Jordan.)

The snapshot photos in this folder are as follows: African American Nannie Berta, Tom Dickinson, Eva Jordan, and Jordan ?, 1912 John Jordan and Eva Jordan Krebs, circa 1912 Alexander McNutt Krebs and wife Eva Krebs group photo with sons, Charles Krebs, Alexander Krebs, Jr. & William Krebs, and daughters Margaret Krebs and Eva Jordan Krebs, circa 1919 Alexander McNutt Krebs (son of Rev. William Krebs and Margaret Jane Hamilton Krebs), standing in the James River. Katherine Krebs on horseback and standing in front of tent at James River camp, circa 1917 Group taken photo in Natural Bridge, which includes Alexander McNutt Krebs and Eva H. Jordan Krebs with daughters Margaret Krebs and Eva Jordan Krebs, 1921 July 4.

This group photo shows four daughters of Matthew Hanna Parry and Jane Telford Parry as older women with married names as follows: Jane Parry Crigler, Mary Parry Laird, Martha Parry Hawes, and Nancy Parry Laird. Mary married James Garland Laird and Nancy married his brother, John Ewing Laird. The photo was taken by Miley of Lexington, Virginia.

This photo was taken by Miller's Lexington, Virginia photographic art studio, in front of John B. Larrick's store, in the old John Barclay building about where Adair-Hutton was in 1944. The group includes John Barclay, Will Patton, and a few young men dressed in striped coats and wearing straw hats.

Photos of Rupert Latture are as a W&L Albert Sydney crew member (includes negative) and a photo with Col. Sam Heflin.

Photos included in this folder are as follows: Photo of Fitz Lee, maybe as a student at the U.S. Military Academy at Westpoint, New York, circa 1856. A carte de visite photo of Fitzhugh Lee in uniform, circa 1861-1865. A cabinet photo of Fitzhugh Lee, signed for my wife, Richland, Jan. 26, 1880.

Included in this folder is a program for the Eight Annual Convention of the Grand Division of Virginia, United Daughters of the Confederacy, October 8 and 9, 1902, Chapel of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, with a photo of Mary Custis Lee on the cover. The five copies of a photo of a copy of a painting of possibly a young Mary Custis Lee, by Alwood, circa 1940.

Photos included in this folder are as follows: A carte de viste of R. E. Lee in uniform by Charles Taber & Co., New Bedford, Mass., circa 1855. A carte de viste of Gen. R. E. Lee and Staff, circa 1861-1865. A carte de viste of Gen. R. E. Lee and Confederate Generals with identification, published by W. D. Cooke of Richmond, VA, circa 1861-1865. Gift of Miss Laura Figgat, 1950. Included is an enlarged copy print photo with identification. A sepia photo of R. E. Lee and his son G.W.C. Lee, both in uniform, circa 1865. A copy print photo of a painting of Lee in uniform, circa 1865. On the back of this photo is a copy print photo of a 1600 foot waterfall near Mount Roraima, British Guina, near Conan Doyle's Lost World, 1939. A carte de viste of lithograph print of "Death of General Robert E. Lee," circa 1872-1876. A copy print photo of wood engraving of R. E. Lee in uniform, done in New York, circa 1880. It was given as a Christmas gift in 1924. An engraving of R. E. Lee in uniform by O'Neill of New York, signed by R. E. Lee, I am very truly yours. Gift of Eugenia Cameron McClung Nesbitt (Mrs. John, Jr.), Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1914. A color print of R. E. Lee in uniform.

Photos included in this folder are as follows: Greenlee D. Letcher postcard full length photo in uniform, circa 1920. Greenlee Letcher and Gen. Pershing postcard photo at Stonewall Jackson's grave in Lexington, VA, circa 1920. Greenlee Letcher in uniform bust photo, circa 1920. Greenlee Letcher and Gen. Pershing snapshot photo, 1920 June 20. Greenlee Letcher in suit and tie bust photo, circa 1937, with negative. Greenlle Letcher in group photo at Stonewall Jackson's grave with Gen. Charles Kilbourne, Jr., Leila Moffatt, Granville Johnson, and two other unidenitified people, circa 1946.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Group sepia group photo taken at the Ruffner building on East Washington Street, which includes principal Harrington Waddell, 1898. Group sepia photo taken by J. L. McCown, Lexington, VA, 1906 LHS class, which includes Gard Anderson, Vaughn Pultz, Andrew Conner, Albert S. McCown, Bertha Pultz, Elizabeth Catlett, Lillie Pultz, Hatty Anspach, principal Harrington Waddell, Jessie Young, Bertie Beard, and Margaret Campbell. Group sepia photo, 1909 LHS class, which includes principal Harrington Waddell, Harry Lyons, Thomas McCorkle, Lucy Ackerly, Annette Young, Agnes Irwin, Hattie Anspach, and Ethel McCorkle. Group sepia photo, 1910 LHS class, which includes Joseph Seebert, Thomas McCorkle, Lloyd Leech, Howard Tardy, Mary Kerr Dunlap, Lewis Cox, Scott Moore, principal Harrington Waddell, Stuart Moore, Thomas White, Jr., Ethel McCorkle, Lucy Ackerly, Corinne Barger, Bessis Krebbs, Jessie Young, Myrtle Moore, B. Neff, and Mary Howerton. Group copy print photo by the Andre Studio, Lexington, VA, of the entire Lexington High school student body, standing in front of the Ann Smith School on Lee Avenue in Lexington, Virginia, circa 1910 (1982). Group sepia photo, circa 1924 LHS class, which includes Joseph Copper, John Pendleton, Sheridan Ayres, Hugh Wade, John Tolley, Waller Turner, Larence Johening, Desmond Wray, Chuck Woodward, Virginia Halstead, Louise Smith, Virginia Ford, Frank McCluer, L. Huger, Emily Ecker, Dimple Ramsey, Betsy Davidson, Finley Waddell, Mary Junkin, Louise Tyree, Luicelle Whitmore, John Ecker, Mildred Alphin, Dorothy Wilson, and Gladys Morse. Group color copy print photo of the LHS Class of 1976 at their ten year renion, 1986.

This is a photo of the quartet which sang at the Lee-Jackson Day dinner on January 19, circa 1913. Included in the photo are William Hopkins, Arthur Birdsall, WLU 1915, Mrs. Samuel B. Walker (pianist and called Miss Kate), Mayor Samuel Walker, and Jack Campbell, Jr..

Reunion of survivors in this photo are as follows: S. Moore, J. Amole, Copeland Page, J. McKee, T. Turner, H. Laird, J. Jones, William Anderson, William Bell, C. Neal, J. Lyle, G. Strickler, Everard Meade, William Meade, and J. Sherrard.

Cyrus Hall McCormick copy print photo, circa 1874, with two negatives. The Leander McCormick cabinet photo was taken by the Joshua Smith studio, Chicago, Illinois, February 8, 1886.

Cabinet photo of Hugh McCrum, by M. Miley, Lexington, VA, circa 1885. Cabinet photo of Lizzie Gilmore McCrum, circa 1893. Large cabinet photo of Hugh White McCrum, circa 1896.

The snapshot photo of Ruth Anderson McCulloch (Mrs. Charles McCulloch) was taken opposite the mouth of Irish creek, at the site of the birthplace of Archibald Alexander. Those in the photo with her are Ellen Anderson, J. L. Parrent and Mrs. Parrent, circa 1936.

This photo of Lizzie McLaughlin was taken by photographers Hallwig & Busey in Baltimore, Maryland.

The photos included in this folder are as follows: Michael Miley carte de visite photo, signed by your friend, M. Miley. It was photographed by the Stonewall Art Gallery, Boude & Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1866-1870. Martha Miley (Mrs. Michael Mackey Miley) carte de visite photo, by M. Miley, Lexington, VA, circa 1871. Martha Miley and their sons, Herbert Miley, Edwin Miley, and Henry Miley relaxing in the parlor, copy print photo, circa 1888. With negative. John W. Miley, brother? of Michael, cabinet photo, by M. Miley & son, Lexington, VA, circa 1895. Beatrice Miley cabinet photo by Miley, Lexington, VA, circa 1900. Michael Miley copy print photo from a book, photographed by his son Henry during WWI, 1915.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A Miley, Lexington, Virginia cabinet photo of a young African-American woman, who is possibly the Fannie Moore that was married to Edgar Moore, circa 1870. Included is a funeral card for Fannie B. Moore, who died November 23, 1889 at the age of 35. Two copy print photos with negatives, one of Frank Moore, circa 1931 and the other of his wife, Lois Wallace Thorn Moore, circa 1933.

Included in this folder are five Michael Miley of Lexington, Virginia color prints, one of which is a vase of flowers and the other four are of Miss Virgina Moore of Lexington, Virginia. There is a photo of Virginia Moore in the 1915 W&L Calyx yearbook.

This folder includes the photos as follows: Samuel Morrison cabinet photo of Dr. Morrison and his family on the steps and porch of a Rockbridge Baths, Virginia buidling, circa 1880. Mary Morrison carte de visite by Michael Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1896. Samuel Morrison copy print photo of Dr. Morrison and his family in front of a Rockbridge Baths, Virginia building, circa 1899. Samuel Morrison copy print photo of Dr. Morrison holding a young child, circa 1900. William McCutchan Morrison cabinet photo, circa 1915.

Individual cabinet photos of Lois Mutispaugh and sister Mildred Mutispaugh, by M. Miley & son, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1906.

In this photo Bromfield Bradford Nichol, Jr. is in uniform with buddy Nat Turner from Georgia.

All photos and postcards in this folder of Phil Nunn "Dixie" were originally done about the same time in the 1930s. The hand colored postcards were published by McCrum Drug Co., Inc., Lexington, VA. A couple of the copy print photos were done at later dates by Andre Studio, Lexington, Virginia, one with a negative.

Some of the identified idividuals in the group are as follows: Laura Riply, Barbara Ingram, Alice Ingram, Andrew Cameron, Mr. Ray, Bob Ingram, John Fisher, Bob Miller, John Ingram, John Myers, Frank Fisher, Albert Miller, Sadie Miller, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Hepler, and Rev. H. Young.

The cabinet photos included in this folder are as follows: A photo of "the Haymakers" taken by J. M. Hill, photographer, Bridgewater, Virginia, at the corner of Fairfield Hotel and the old McCauley house in Fairfield, Virginia, circa 1885. J. Patton, H. Wade, and Ed Wallace are identified in this photo. A photo of Will Patton with a large group of young men dressed in suits, taken near the front of the Irvine & Co. Hardware store in Fairfield, Virginia, circa 1890. A photo of J. T. Patton in buggy with horse, in front of the Fairfield railroad station, circa 1905. A photo of Will Patton with a small group of unidentified men in suits, circa 1910. A photo of Will Patton with a small group of unidentified men in suits, taken by Miller of Lexington, Viriginia and Buena Vista, Virgnia, circa 1920.

Photos in this folder are as follows: Large individual cabinet photos of Elisha Paxton and his wife, Elizabeth Paxton (E. Hannah White), both taken by photograper D. P. Thomson in Kansas City, Missouri, circa 1873. Small photo of Martha Hamilton Paxton, circa 1892. A cabinet photo of Fred Paxton and Charles Paxton as young boys, taken by photographer T. D. Saunders in Lexington, Missouri, 1888. A cabinet photo of Mrs. Matthew Paxton and Katie Walker on south Main Street in Lexington, Virginia, in buggy with horse "Alice". The Lexington Hotel and Tutwiler buildings are in the background towards the east, circa 1900. A 1989 copy print photo of Matthew Paxton, Sr. (first one), circa 1934.

Photos included in this folder are as follows: Six snapshot phots of Gen. John Joseph Pershing at Jackson's grave in the Lexington, Virginia Stonewall Jackson Cemetery. Included in photos is Capt. Greenlee Letcher. Includes negatives of each photo. Four photo post cards of the same photo of Gen. J. J. Pershing, being introduced to speak and place a wreath on the grave of Stonewall Jackson, June 18, 1920, Lexington, Virginia. Included in this photo are Col. George Marshall, Gen. Samuel Rockenbach, Capt. Greenlee Letcher, and Col. A. Moreno.

The photos in this folder are as follows: James Pettigrew and wife Jane Varner Pettigrew standing in their candy store on Washington Street, circa 1880. Three copy print photos. William Pettigrew and wife Ada Booze Pettigrew individual copy print photos, circa 1895. Unknown Pettigrew, African-American female, who maybe lived on Diamond street and Caruthers street in Lexington, Virginia, possibly related to Frank Dandridge, circa 1900. Unknown Pettigrew, older white man, maybe Joe, standing in the streets of Lexington, Virginia, circa 1930. Three snapshots (1968).

The photos in the folder are as follows: Group sepia photo of young girls, circa 1885, which includes Mary Irwin, Evelyn Nelson, Grace Steele, Lucy Preston, Fannie Monroe, Mary McCrum, Pattie Myers, Juliet Shanks, Mary Semmes, and Agnes Ross. Copy print photo of the Preston family at the Lexington Presbyterian church parsonage on White street, Lexington, VA, circa 1888, which includes Thomas Preston and wife Lucy Waddell Preston, Reid White, Kitty Houston, Leslie Campbell, Daisy Preston, Lizzie Preston (Mrs. W. C. Preston), Lucy Preston, Jack Johnstone, Nellie Preston, Willy Preston, Sally Preston, and John Preston. Group sepia photo of young women, circa 1891, which includes unidentified, Sally Preston, Mary Leyburn (Mrs. William Junkin), Lucretia Irwin, and Jennie Fletcher. Group sepia photo of women in swimsuits, photographed by Fred Hess, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1895, which includes Sally Preston, Nellie Pratt, Edward Nickols, Daisy Preston, and Mary Irwin.

The two photos in this folder are as follows: Group photo by Miley & son, Lexington, Virginia of Rev. Frank Price and wife Esther Wilson Price and their four sons, Frank Price, missionary to China, Philip Price, Julian Price and Harry Price, circa 1910. Group photo of Rev. Frank Price and wife Esther Wilson Price, with children and grandchildren, on the steps of the Lexington Presybterian church manse in Lexington, Virginia, 1941. Idenitification of others in photo, was made by Mary Coulling as follows: Harry Price and wife Betty Price, Julian Price and wife Clara Price, Philip Price and wife Octavia Price, daughter Mary Price Coulling, Harry's children, Jean Price Spencer and Douglas Price, and Julian's children, Julian Price, Jr., Rebecca Price Patte, and Thomas Price.

A silver print snapshot photo of a group of Washington and Lee students sitting on the front steps of the Church, circa 1918. A snapshot photo of a choir entering the front of the R. E. Lee Church, by Roanoke Photo Finishing Co., Roanoke, Virginia, May 17, 1940.

Photos in this folder are as follows: Two different cabinet photos of Jefferson Shields wearing medals, both by photographer J. L. McCown, Lexington, Virginia. One of these is a gift of Miss Laura Figgat. A copy print photo of Jefferson Shields taken by Andre Studio, Lexington, Virginia, September 11, 1975.

The photos in this folder are as follows: C. C. Remsburg snapshot photo (1968) of Chester in his monument shop, 1939. C. C. Remsburg shapshot photo of Chester working outside on a tombstone, 1941.

This group photo is of Pat Robertson and Lexington High School classmates who were in the play, HMS Pinafore. The others in the play were as follows: Julia Smith, Jane Murray, Preston Hickman, Elsie Brown, Ronnie Gault, and Frances Ellis.

The identified members in this photo of the Rockbridge County School Board are as follows: Curtis Humphris, Mr. Effinger, Mr. Glasgow, Ed Kirkpatrick, William Silas McCown, Mr. Irby, Jim Engleman, and Jim Laird.

This photo taken by Leslie Lyle Campbell is of Mrs. Bettie Sale and Mrs. Addie McChesney Brown Davidson standing behind the cradle of thier great grandmother Mary Moore Brown, who had been captured by Indians. The adult size cradle is owned by the Rockbridge Historical Society in Lexington, Virginia.

Negatives are included of each photo.

Photos in this collection are as follows: James Madison Senseney (blacksmith, Lexington, Virgnia) copy print photo. Edward Senseney (blacksmith, Roanoke, Virginia) and William Patterson (bartender, Roanoke, Virginia) small photo.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A carte de visite photo of John Sterrett photographed by August Kampf, a war photographer in Aachen, Germany in 1870. A large photo of John Sterrett, circa 1891.

This print photo with lists of officers, members, honorary members, and foreign missionaries was the 25th Anniversary of the Stonewall Jackson Bible class at the Lexington Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Virginia. Those not in the photo are marked with a * in front of their name. Officers - Frank Moore, president, John Kelly, Vice President, C. E. Williams, Teacher, J. W. McClung, Secretary, and W. L. Bryant, Treasurer. Members - *A. F. Black, *S. F. Blain, *Manly Brown, *S. M. Brown, *M. D. Campbell, Charles Chittum, A. Chocklett, *Joe Clemmer, *W. P. Coleman, *Leonard Conner, *C. F. Cummings, *Russell Cummings, *J. M. Dale, *W. H. Donald, W. M. Drake, *Fred Eades, *J. H. Ebeling, *Carlyle Fix, *S. G. Fix, B. F. Harlow, *Charles Hartless, Charles Hayslett, M. J. Hess, *F. W. Joseph, B. Lee Kagey, Jack Keith, E. A. Leach, C. I. Lotts, *J. K. McClung, W. M. McElwee, *C. M. Miller, *R. W. H. Mish, J. S. Moffatt, *Stuart Moore, W. W. Morton, L. M. Padgett, *M. W. Paxton, Jr., *M. G. Ramey, *Sam Rayder, E. T. Robinson, John Sensabaugh, *W. E. Tilson, *H. E. Trotter, Jr., *E. L. Tyree, Finlay Waddell, *R. D. White, J. P. Willis, J. S. Withrow, J. S. Womeldorf, and H. Zimmerman. Honorary Members (Sunday School) - Pastor J. J. Murray, D.D., Supt. S. M. Heflin, and Secretary-Treasurer C. E. Harper. Foreign Missionaries - Rev. P. Frank Price, D.D., Rev. James R. Graham, D.D., Rev. G. Raymond Womeldorf.

The photos in this folder include the following: Kate Stuart, Lelia Dudley, Kate as an adult with a group of children, horses, a prize bull, unidentified individuals, unidentified small and large groups, which include african americans.

Photos included in this folder are as follows: McClung's Mill on Hays Creek, New Providence Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, and Jump Mountain.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Elizabeth Montgomery carte de visite photo by Boude & Miley, Lexington, Virginia, before marriage to James Tardy, circa 1867. James Tardy carte de visite photo, circa 1870-1875. Two snapshots of James Tardy and his wife Elizabeth Tardy in the yard at two different homes. They lived in the Buffalo community of Rockbridge County, Virginia.

This group photo was taken at Buffalo Forge, Rockbridge County, Virginia of Garland Thompson, his wife Easter Thompson, and their children and grandchildren. Their children were Reuben Thompson, Virginia Thompson, Adaline Thompson, Eliza Thompson, Garland Thompson, Jr., Matilda Thompson, Ham Thompson, Shem Thompson, Elijah Thompson, Jacob Thompson, David Thompson, and Martha Thompson. A grandson was John Thompson.

The photos in this folder are as follows: John Randolph Tucker cabinet photo by Miley, Lexington, Virginia, 1889. Mary Preston Graham cabinet photo by Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1898. Mary Preston Graham Tucker (Mrs. Nathaniel Beverley Tucker) copy print with negative, 1903.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Charles Turner copy print photo of him displaying a flag at the Rockbridge Historical Society Campbell house in Lexington, Virginia, circa 1983. Chalres Turner color snapshot photo of Charles Turner standing in an exhibit room at the Rockbridge Historical Society Campbell house in Lexington, Virginia, circa 1994.

The photos in this folder are as follows: James Bruce Tutwiler, Sr. photo by Miley, Lexington, VA copy print, 1883. Carrington Cabell Tutwiler, Sr., copy print photo, circa 1946. Included are negatives of each photo.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A group photo of the choir that sang at the Confederate dinners held in the Lexington Presybterian Church Sunday School building. Left to Right: W. S. Hopkins, ________, Katie Walker (Mrs. S. B. Walker), Samuel Walker, and Jack Campbell. A photo of a view of the tables set up for a Confederate dinner in the Lexington Presbyterian Church Sunday School building, by Miley, Lexington, Virginia. A group photo of the waiters and waitresses for a Confederate dinner, standing in front of the Lexington Presbyterian Church Sunday School building. Estelle _____ marked with an x in the front row.

People in the photo are Foutz Van De Veer, Mary Firebaugh Van De Veer, D. Calvin Firebaugh, and Effie Hutton Firebaugh.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Cadets lined up in front of the barracks, a copy print photo by Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1880. A group photo of VMI faculty, a copy print photo, which includes professors Nichols, Tucker, Brooke, Marshall, Shipp, Tucker, Simms, an unidentified, and Mann, 1895. A group of people visiting on the parade ground at a VMI commencement, snapshot, circa 1910. The photo includes William Thomas Poague and his wife Josephine Moore Poague. A group photo of VMI faculty, a copy print photo, which includes, professors, Millner, Purdie, Barton, Dixon, J. Anderson, Edwards, S. Anderson, Steidtmann, Moseley, Bates, Mayo, Hunley, Ford, Pendleton, Lejeune, Mallory, Watts, and Dodson, 1930.

This photo is a group of young children in costume, by Miley, Lexington, Virginia, which includes Waddell, Lacy Shipp, Charles Myers, Gillock, Bessie Shipp, John Faiston, James Quarles, and an unidentified girl.

Photos in this folder are as follows: Harrington sitting in his office. Harrington with a group of unidentified Rockbridge Historical Society members.

The names of the Waddell family sisters in this photo are as follows: Janetta Waddell Smith, Edmonia Waddell Nichols, Lucy Waddell Preston, Mary Waddell Houston, Maria Waddell Pratt, and Martha Waddell. They were the daughters of Livingston Waddell and Hannah Estill Waddell. There is a Waddell genealogy in this folder, which has the names and dates of their five brothers also.

A photo of Wada walking on the W&L front campus and one with a group of W&L fraternity students.

The photos in this folder are as follows:

"Big Foot" individual copy print photo, circa 1847. "Big Foot" group large cabinet card photo, with John Haughawout, and J. M. Patterson, circa 1873. Also includes a large and small copy print photo of this photo. The small one was made by Andre Studio, Lexington, Virginia. George Slough wearing a hunting bag and horn which were taken from an Indian by "Big Foot" Wallace, snapshot photo, circa 1955.

Some of the identified people in the photos are as follows: Mrs. N. J. L. Gonsalues (First Baptist Church's minister's wife, Alice Ware, and Mrs. H. A. Williams.

Kissie McQueen, Geneva Williams, Mrs. N. J. L. Gonsalues (First Baptist Church's minister's wife, Mrs. Tonsler, Mrs. Brown, Alice Ware, Helen White, James McQueen, Clarence M. Wood, Jr., Marie Wood, Carl White, Judge Fisher, and Mrs. H. A. Williams.

Identified school teachers in this folder are as follows: Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Roland, Mrs. White, Mrs. Banks, Miss Price, and Mrs. M. R. Johnson.

Identified people in this folder are as follows: VMI cooks (Thelma Pettigrew Evans and unidentified), VMI waiters (Charles Alexander, Parry Robinson, Will Price, Henry Matthews and unidentified), Mrs. Ada Thurston, Rev. Thurston, Rev. Gonsalues, and Mrs. Geneva (Hugh A.) Williams.

George Washington statue at the Virginia Military Institute with a group of cadets and a dog, by Boude & Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1866-1870. George Washington copy print photo of the Peale painting, which hung in the Washington and Lee University Lee Chapel. George Washington and his mother landscape artwork book print with a pond, slaves, a cow, and a small home in the background.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Weinberg store staff and interior, circa 1900. Isaac Weinberg store interior, 1904.

The photos in this folder are as follows: James Jones White by Miley, Lexington, Virginia, 1879, one small cabinet card photo and one large cabinet card photo H. A. White cabinet card photo by Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1880 Lucy Gordon White cabinet card photo by M. Miley, Lexington, Virginia, 1907 Belle White cabinet card photo by Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1910 Elizabeth Beverley Corse Murdaugh White (Mrs. Reid White, Sr.) snapshot photo, circa 1916, with a negative. Dr. Reid White, Sr. photo, circa 1931 Dr. Reid White, Jr. snapshot group photo with F. Flournoy and three others at the Phi Kappa Psi banquet, at the Mayflower Inn in Lexington, Virginia, February 19, 1941.

The photos in this folder include as follows: A group of unidentified young women wearing striped dresses and hats which say "Sell War Stamps." A banner saying "Buy War Bonds," hangs behind them. A large pile of metal with a sign by it, which says "A WPA Project." Two unidentified men working at a Recruting Station.

Items included in this folder are as follows: H. R. Ackerly home snapshot photo, circa 1955 and the Ackerly home on West Nelson street, Lexington, Virginia, three slides, circa 1970

A large photo of the William Anderson home, which stood where the VMI Moody Hall is located, 1919. Three snapshot phots of the Ellen Anderson home on Barclay Lane, Lexington, Virginia, 1922. A snapshot photo of the Francis Anderson home in Arnold's Valley, Rockbridge County, Virginia, circa 1930.

A copy print photo of the Ann Smith Academy, with steps at the ends of the front porch, circa 1875. A sepia photo of the Ann Smith Academy, with a group of young women and men, when young men also attended the school, circa 1890.

Some of those identified in this photo are Marshall Bell, Teter, Capt. Hite, and William Sandridge. Also included in the photo is an African Amercian woman standing with a four wheel baby carriage and umbrella top.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Two snapshot photos of the Barclay Tavern, across the road from the Red Mill on Cedar Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia, circa 1930. Two snapshot photos of "Beaumont," the A. T. Barclay home on Lee Avenue in Lexington, Virginia, circa 1930. One color photo of "Beaumont," the A. T. Barclay home on Lee Avenue in Lexington, Virginia, taken by David Metzger in 1986.

The circa 1874 photo is by Miley, Lexington, Virginia. There is a large print photo of this photo on foam core also in this folder. The circa 1930 photo is a front view of the house.

Also enclosed is a copy print photo of the Beggs-Weaver mill at Buffalo Forge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, circa 1930. This mill, which was also a Brady mill, dates to 1845, and was on Buffalo Creek.

The copy print photo is of the old Buena Vista Furnace in blast, showing the home of Samuel Jordan and iron works nearby, circa 1855. The two snapshot photos are of the iron furnace, furnace store, and the superintendant's house, circa 1930.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Five snapshots of the exterior, garden, and greenhouse, including a negative, circa 1930. One snapshot of the exterior covered with ivy, circa 1930. This photo was given by W. McClanahan of Cobbs Creek, Virginia. His grandfather had lived here. Two copy print photos of the exterior, including a negative, circa 1930. Mantel in sitting room snapshot by Roanoke Photo Finishing Co. Roanoke, Virginia, May 31, 1941. Exterior with horse carriage riders in front, 1988. Seven color snapshot photos of the interior World War II exhibit, May 1992-October 1993, including exhibit postcard.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A cabinet card photo by J. L. McCown, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1895. A stereoscope card photo view, taken looking towards the west, with the train tracks in the front of the photo, circa 1900. A color postcard published by J. P. Bell Co., Lynchburg, Virginia, circa 1900 and included is a copy print. Two copy print photos originally by Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1915. A snapshot photo, circa 1920. Six snapshot photos of the fire, 1922. One photo postcard of four men standing on the site after the fire, 1922. A book photo given by Miss Laura Figgat, 1950, with a photo of General Lee's office on the back of it.

Shirley Moore is identified in a couple of the group cabinet card photos. One of the cabinet card photos is of Goshen Pass and the snapshot photo is of a young boy standing at the springs gazebo with an African-American woman.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Two cabinet card photos, circa 1906. In these photos, the bridge has the advertisement painted on it, "Wacoma - The Pefrect Cure ...." A copy print of one of these photos. On the back of one of these cabinet card photos there is a photo of a barn with the advertisement on the roof, "Wacoma Greatest Medicine on Earth." The other cabinet card photo was given by Mrs. Jessie Banton in 1976. A postcard of a sketch of the covered bridge and House Mountain, copyrighted by the Rockbridge Chapter of the Association ofor the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, circa 1931. The APVA was trying to save the bridge. A copy print photo of a 1931 photo of the covered bridge from a book. Three snapshot photos, circa 1935.

The circa 1912 photos include Katherine, Jordan, Tom, and a horse grazing up against the house. The circa 1920 photos are a front view and back view of the house.

There is some writing on the back of the photo which states that David married Sarah Paxton, daughter of Thomas Paxton. The house was built in 1803.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A cabinet card photo of the town and landscape view, looking east, with the mountains in the background. This photo was taken by J. M. Hill of Bridgewater, Virginia, circa 1895. Mr. Patton with horse and buggy are in the forefront of this photo, which was taken from a home at the depot. A snapshot photo of Main street, looking north, 1986. Included is a negative.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A 1989 copy print photo of a 1895 photo of the Church, with members in front of the Church and some of them on horses. Included is a negative of this early photo. Two snapshot photos, front and side views of the Church, circa 1930.

John Smith Cochran and wife Mildred Cochran may be the couple in the forefront of the photo of "Folly," circa 1910.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A snapshot photo of the A. M. Glasgow house on North Main street, Lexington, Virginia, which was also the Wilson-Walker house. To the right of it is the frame Jordan house, which was torn down. Two snapshot photos of Glasgow Manor, the home of James Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia.

One of the photos is of the yard.

The Goshen Land and Improvement Company building is also in this photo. Those identified in the group in this photo are B. Wood, John Bell, Mr. Holt, Sam Roadcap, Al Harman, H. Harman, and Henry Roadcap.

Included in these photos are town scenes showing the Allegheny Hotel, Railroad Station, Hummingbird Inn, the Presbyterian Church, the Methodist Episcopal Church, and homes in town and on the outskirts of the town.

In this folder there are two photos of the Maury river at Goshen Pass, three photos of the road through the Pass, and one of the Maury Monument at the Goshen Pass.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A photo of the 5000 pound marker, the day that it was erected by the Association of Preservation of Virginia Antiquities in September 1944. A color snapshot photo of marker, taken by Winifred Hadsel in 1990, with negatives. A color snapshot photo of marker, gift of Sally Letcher, with note, Greenlee Cemetery on Forge Road across from Marlbrook Farm, Kodak Premium Processing, March 1997.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A front view snapshot of the frame home of Andrew Jackson Hamilton. Two snapshot photos of the Gilbreath Hamilton home.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A circa 1926 post card published by J. P. Bell Company, Lynchburg, Virginia. A May 8, 1940 snapshot made by the Roanoke Photo Finishing Co., Roanoke, Virginia of a northeast corner front view of the house. A 1946 snapshot of front view of house. A March 25, 1948 snapshot of front view of the house showing stone wall. A circa 1950 color photo post card of north view end of house.

This photo shows part of the Texaco Gas Station to the north of the Hess House, with a sign painted on the end of the house, Texaco Fire-Chief Gasoline.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A side view of the house Hickory Hill. An interior photo of the winding staircase in the house.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Two identical print photos of one of the early High Bridge Church buildings, circa 1858. A snapshot of the Spring house reserved to High Bridge Church by Matthew Houston, circa 1900. A snapshot of a back view of High Bridge Church showing some of the graves, which include Rev. Samuel Houston and his wife, May 31, 1941 by the Roanoke Photo Finishing Co., Roanoke, Virginia.

This photo shows the Roses store on the southwest corner of South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia. The building was demolished.

The photos in the folder are as follows: A cabinet card photo of the Hopkins house with the House Mountain and Reid-White house in the background, circa 1880. A large cabinet card photo of the Hopkins House and the house on the west side, right next to it, by Micahel Miley, Lexington, Virginia, 1885. A 1902 snapshot of the front view of the house, with many trees. An east side view of the house, circa 1930. A print photo of the house at night with lights and a wreath in the window, circa 1930. A copy print photo of a snowy scene of West Nelson Street, Lexington, Virginia, showing the Hopkins home, circa 1950. An instant color photo of the front view of the house in the winter, from across the street, circa 1965.

The photos in this folder are as follows: The North River, now the Maury River, showing the train tracks, looking towards East Lexington, Virginia, with House Mountain in the background, circa 1885. A snapshot of Hale Houston and party on the top of House Mountain, 1927. Those included in the party are Barkley, Bostwick, M. Holt, and McIntyre. A snapshot of Hale Houston and unidentified party on the top of House Mountain, June 1930.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A circa 1930 snapshot photo of Rural Valley in Rockbridge County, Virginia, the home of the Rev. Samuel Houston. A November 16, 1948 snapshot photo of the John Houston home and smokehouse at Collier's Creek, near the Collierstown Presbyterin Church, in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A photocopy of the 1927 photo of the Sam Houston marker at Timber Ridge, Virginia, and Charlotte Darby, the great granddaughter of Sam Houston, who unveiled it. Four color snapshot photos of the new Sam Houston marker at Timber Ridge, Virginia and the people who attended the September 11, 1986 unveiling, which included Charlotte Darby, the great granddaughter of Sam Houston who unveiled it, Senator Don Kennard, and some of the cadets from the Virginia Military Institute. A copy print photo taken by Winifred Hadsel, January 1987.

The circa 1940 post card is a color print of Gen. Sam Houston's home, Woodland, called the "Mount Vernon" of Texas, located in Huntsville, Texas. The color photo of the school where Sam Houston taught, on the circa 1965 post card, was taken by Dean Stone, a prominent local journalist in Tennessee. The post card was published by Stonecraft, Maryville, Tennessee. A brochure of the school is also included in this folder.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Copy print photo of his home, Vine Forest, circa 1860, given by Leslie Lyle Campbell. Copy print photo of a map of the Midland Trail, West Virginia, Along the Old James River and Kanawha Turnpike, copyrighted 1926, published by Courtesy of Ashton Woodman Reniers. Courtesy of the Greenbrier Hotel Historical Collection, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Copy print photo of a panoramic view drawing of Sandusky City and Bay, located in northern Ohio along the southern shore of Lake Erie. Courtesy of Rutherford B. Hayes Library, Freemont, Ohio. Copy print of a drawing of Johnson's Island prison and the water. Courtesy of Rutherford B. Hayes Library, Freemont, Ohio. Copy print of a drawing of Sutlers Store at Johnson's Island. Courtesy of Rutherford B. Hayes Library, Freemont, Ohio. Photocopy photos of the Johnson's Island officer's barracks, 1864 and after the war, map of Sandusky Bay and Western Lake Erie (Courtesy of Rutherford B. Hayes Library, Freemont, Ohio), Johnson's Island prision powder house & block house, and the officers' section. Photocopy of a drawing of the Johnson's Island Sutler's Stand, August 30, 1862. Courtesy of the Confederate Museum, Richmond, Virginia.

The very small photo shows the frame house with a stone foundation and below this photo is a drawing of the cellar, showing where they would have fired at the Indians. The 1938 photo shows Edmund Pendleton Tompkins standing in front of the fort.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A circa 1930 snpshot photo of the front view of the Rockbridge County Jail in Lexington, Virginia, before building built to the south of it. An August 15, 1941 Roanoke Photo Finishing Co., Roanoke, Virginia snapshot photo of front view of the Rockbridge County Jail, with a large beautiful flowering bush in front of it. A 1986 color snapshot photo taken by David Metzger of the front view of the Rockbridge County Jail.

Photos included in this folder are as follows: A copy print photo of a map showing the Movements of Gen. T. J. Stonewall Jackson, 1861-1863, prepared and drawn by William Couper, December 25, 1933. A copy print photo of some of the Lexington, Virginia, Ann Smith Female Academy students, gathered around the first grave of Stonewall, circa 1863. A snapshot photo of possibly four Washington and Lee University students standing in front of the Stonewall statue, at his second grave in the Lexington, Virginia cemetery, circa 1891. A Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, Illinois post card of the Stonewall statue at Lexington, Virginia cemetery, sold by the Boley's Book Store, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1935. A copy print photo of the Stonewall statue at Lexington, Virginia cemetery, circa 1938. On the reverse side of this photo is a copy print photo of Natural Chimneys, located in Mount Solon, Virginia (Augusta County), with horses and riders, 1938. The Natural Chimneys are remnants of rock carved by a shallow sea, at an elevation of 1348 feet, 1938. A color snapshot photo of the Stonewall statue at Lexington, Virignia cemetery, taken by David Metzger, 1986.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Two snapshot photo views of the Whitehall home slave dwelling. The main house is close by, at the right, circa 1970s. A June 1979 Big Shots photo post card of the tombstone for Henry B. Jones, Born Oct. 1, 1797 and Died Oct. 1, 1882.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Three snapshot photos of the Jordan house, one of which shows the back of the house, 1939. A snapshot photo of the front view of the Jordan house, showing the Glasgow house (Willson-Walker building) to the left of it, made by Roanoke Photo Finishing Co., May 10, 1939. Included is a copy print photo on foam board of this photo. A snapshot photo of the front view of the Jordan house, showing the Troubadour Theatre building to the right of it, circa 1939.

There are four different snapshot photos of the front view and north side of the Kirkpatrick frame house. In one of the photos, frame dwellings are shown to the left of the Kirkpatrick house, and in this same photo is a Just-Rite Bread and Cakes white van. One photo was made by the Roanoke Photo Finishing Co., Roanoke, Virginia. Another photo has two copies with biographical information written on the back of it, giving information on James Senseney, who was a Lexington, Virginia blacksmith and brother of Ann Elizabeth Senseney Kirkpatrick, Mrs. James Kirkpatrick.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A stereoscope card photo of the Lee recumbent statue, by Boude and Miley, 1875. On the back of this card is a early printing notice, Recumbent Figure of Gen. R. E. Lee, by Edward V. Valentine, of Richmond, Va. to be placed in the Mausoleum at Lexington, Virginia. Sold for the Benefit of the Lee Memorial Association. Photographed by M. Miley, Lexington, Va. Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by the Lee Memorial Association, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. A circa 1895 cabinet card photo of the Lee recumbent statue. A circa 1930 post card of the Lee recumbent statue in the Lee Memorial Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia. The statue represents him asleep in camp. The poscard was made by Curt Teich & Co. of Chicago, Illinois and published by the Boley bookstore, Lexington, Virginia. The photo was taken by Miley of Lexington, Virginia. A print photo of the Lee recumbent statue with a wreath and partial gate, including Gen. Charles Kilbourne, Jr. and Gen. William McKendree Evans standing to the right in front of it, at a Son of Confederate Veterans event, May 1939.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A copy print photo of a circa 1863 photo of Gov. Letcher's house on the west side of Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Virginia. There are women standing on the porches and in the yard. A copy print photo, circa 1930, of John Letcher's home while growing up, located at 21 University Place, Lexington, Virginia.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A circa 1875 sterescope card photo of a front view of the Church, showing the steeple of the Baptist Church on East Nelson Street. A 1910 copy print photo showing the Church and Sunday School building. A circa 1910 copy print photo showing the front interior of the Church and pews. A circa 1910 print photo of three different views of the setting & decoration of the tables and room at the Church, for a Confederate Veterans banquet. Two copies of a color snapshot photo of the front view of the Church, by David Metzger, 1986.

The photos in this APVA calendar of Lexington, Virginia and Rockbridge County, Virginia are as follows:

A view of Washington and Lee, showing the Old Blue Hotel and the Colored Hall, circa 1902.

Silverwood home on South Main Street in Lexington, Virginia, circa 1900 photo, built around 1857-1858 for Elisha Paxton, whose country home was Glen Maury, the Paxton House in Buena Vista. Later it was acquired by Judge John Brockenbrough, founder of the Lexington Law School, which Robert E. Lee merged with Washington College in 1866. Trestle and Covered Bridge, North River, Jordan's Point, East Lexington, Virginia, circa 1930.

Stonewall Jackson House, circa 1905.

Main building, Southern Seminary Junior College, Buena Vista, Virginia, circa 1900.

The Old Packet Boat which carried Stonewall Jackson from Lynchburg, Virginia to Lexington, Virginia after his death in 1863, circa 1935. The metal hull of the packet boat Marshall was excavated from the mud of the James River in 1936 and moved to Lynchburg's Riverside Park as part of the city's Sesquicentennial. It was not moved from Rockbridge County, Virginia, but originally beached on the riverbank in Lynchburg, Virginia following the closure of the canal in 1880. It served as a home for a local family, and was buried by a major flood in 1913 before being unearthed. Since its initial placement in the park, the remnants of the hull have seen additional preservation efforts, including a protective covering built by the Lynchburg Historical Foundation.

Wilson's Springs, 1910. Wilson Springs is a historic, populated place located along the Maury River in the community of Rockbridge Baths, Virginia. It was a historic 19th-century vacation resort, established in 1843 by William A. Wilson II, as a mineral spring holiday destination. The resort featured a central hotel that accommodated 70 guests, alongside 30 guest cabins. In total, the property could host about 250 people at its peak.

Forest Inn, circa 1900. The Forest Inn was established to accommodate a growing number of tourists visiting the Natural Bridge after it passed out of the Jefferson family's ownership in 1835. By the late 1880's, the Forest Inn was one of four hotels serving the area as it developed into a full resort. The location of the Forest Inn was at the east side of the present day parking lot.

Castle Hill, circa 1920. The DeHart Hotel, also known as Castle Hill in Lexington, Virginia, was built in 1891. It never officially opened for guests following an economic collapse in 1893. The building was later destroyed by fire in 1922.

Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1920.

Buffalo Forge, Brady Estate, circa 1935. The Brady estate sits along Forge Road and Buffalo Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The surviving structures on the estate include the main Mount Pleasant manor house, a detached kitchen, a spring house, ruins of the merchant mill, and two rare brick slave quarters built around 1858. The Brady family has been tied to the history of Buffalo Forge, which is a historic iron forge and agricultural plantation located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, since the mid-19th century. The family first assumed control of the operation when Daniel C. E. Brady took over management following the death of the prominent ironmaster William Weaver in 1863. Today, descendants of the Brady family still own and reside at the private estate.

Virginia Military Institute, 1909

Hamilton Schoolhouse, includes two little children, 1909. It is a historic one-room school building located near Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. It was built in 1823, and is a one-story, one room log building measuring 22 feet by 24 feet. It was in use as a school in the South Buffalo Creek community until 1926, after which it was used as a community center.

This print photo shows a large group of over fifty people, including African American and white townspeople, all dressed in beautiful clothing, standing in front of the Lexington Presbyterian Church on South Main Street. A few people have been identified and are as follows: Johnson Pettigrew, sexton of the Church, Myrtle Moore, Edmonia Waddell Nichols, Caroline Preston, Nettie Preston, Susie Leyburn, Daisy Preston, Bessy Larrick, Carletta Hill, Louise Harris, Elizabeth Moreland, Mrs. Laird, Lula B. Laird Tufts, Nannie Larrick, Susie Parry, Sally Moore?, Lily Heck, Mrs. Jack Withrow?, Mrs. D. S. Shanks?, Agnes Ross and baby, Mrs. Charles Anderson?, Miss Mary Irwin?, Elizabeth Ross, Harry Myers, L. Harris?, Martha Campbell, John E. Laird, Mrs. W. W. HOuston, Mrs. Barclay, Mrs. Shanks, Herbert Preston, Janet Allan, Jennie Crigler?, Mrs. Charles Pole?, Mary Moore?, Prof. Harris, and Edward Leyburn.

The photos in this folder are as follows:

Two 1902 snapshot photos looking north on Main Street, showing the E. R. Wilbourn store, Stuart building, and a single light fixture hanging over the middle of the street.

A 1902 snapshot photo of East Henry Street showing the side of the Sheridan Livery with carriages across the street and blacksmith and wood shops beyond the carriages.

A 1902-1903 cabinet card of a band, followed by Virginia Military Institute cadets, marching south on South Main Street, showing the Trinity Methodist Church and Lexington Fire department in the background. Gift of Laura Figgat.

A 1902-1903 cabinet card photo looking north on Main Street, showing the Tutwiler building on the corner of Main Street and Nelson Street. Gift of Laura Figgat, 1950.

A McCrum's drugstore pastel colored post card of South Main Street, circa 1907.

A J. P. Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia pastel colored post card of East Lexington, showing the Maury River, House Mountain, and the railroad tracks, circa 1908.

A W. C. Stuart, Lexington, Virgnia post card of Lexington, looking east, with the mountains in the background, circa 1910.

A June 1920 snapshot photo of South Main Street, showing people lined up on the sides of the street to see General Pershing. General John J. Pershing visited Lexington, Virginia, on June 18, 1920, to participate in commencement exercises at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI).

A circa 1920 snapshot photo taken from a yard east of Ruff Lane, showing the back of the University Chapel in the distance.

Two photo post cards, circa 1940, published by the Ruth Anderson McCulloch Branch, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. One is a view of the W&L Colonnade, University Chapel, Colored Hall, and the Old Blue Hotel on North Main Street. The second one is a view of Jordan's Point at East Lexington, showing the covered bridge and railroad trestle.

A 1967 snapshot photo of West Nelson Street, showing the Sherwin Williams store.

A circa 1969 snapshot photo of South Main Street showing the exterior restoration of the Alexander Withrow house.

A 1992 color photo post card of North Main Street, showing First Baptist Church and the Virginia Military Institute. The photo was taken by William Geiger and the postcard was part of a packet made for sale at the Stonewall Jackson House.

The photos in this folder are as follows:

South Main Street, showing the Antrim & Lafferty store, 1870. (2 prints)

Looking north on South Main Street near McDowell Street showing the very tall steeple of the Trinity Methodist Church, circa 1896, and a vew looking west from a rooftop on Main Street, showing the Ann Smith school and Castle Hill in the distance, circa 1909. Prints made by Andre Studio, Lexington, Virginia, courtesy of Mrs. Robert Funkhouser.

Two Memorial Day parade marching south photos, looking north on South Main Street, showing the very tall steeple of the Trinty Methodist Church, circa 1896, courtesy of May Cummings. One photo is of a marching band and the other, the Virginia Military Institute cadets (3 prints). Included are negtatives of each.

South Main street looking south, circa 1890s. Print by Andre Studio, Lexington, Virginia.

South Main street looking south, circa 1896. Taken from near Nelson street. A print of a McCrum Drug post card.

Showing the back of the Trinity Methodist Church on South Main street., along with other buildings, circa 1896.

South Main street looking south, circa 1900. The McCrum building has a Wacoma advertisement on it. Gift of Laura Figgat.

South Main street looking north from Nelson street, showing walking stones in the dirt street, circa 1900.

South Main street looking south from Nelson street, showing walking stones in the dirt street, circa 1900. (2 prints)

A view of Washington and Lee, showing the Old Blue Hotel and the Colored Hall, circa 1902.

A view of the Hitching Lot at the corner of Randolph street and Preston street, circa 1896. Courtesy of Sally Mann.

A view of the backs of the buildings on Henry Street, showing VMI in the distance, circa 1896.

A view of South Jefferson Street, showing the house of Jack Robinson on the west side of the street, circa 1896.

A view of the Maury River at East Lexington, VA, looking east, showing an old ice house and the covered bridge in the distance, circa 1920.

North Main street looking north from Dold's store, which shows Mr. Dold out front, 1928. Taken by William Hoyt. (2 prints) Inlcudes a negative.

A circa 1940 photocopy of an aerial view of East Lexington, VA.

The east side of North Main street showing First Baptist Church, the Rockbridge Laundry, Satellite Restaurant, and Subway Barbershop, circa 1950s.

The photos in this folder are as follows:

Two photos of Main Street showing dirt streets, one of South Main Street, and the other looking north from South Main Street, just before Washington Street, by Boude and Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1867-1870. M. A. Houck gift. Two prints of these photos on foam core board are included in this folder.

One photo of West Nelson Street in the Winter, showing the Hopkins homes and Ann Smith Academy in the distance, by Boude and Miley, Lexington, Virignia, circa 1867-1870. M. A. Houck gift

One photo of West Washington Street showing dirt streets, taken from the corner of Courthouse Square, by Boude and Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1867-1870. M. A. Houck gift

A view of Lexington taken by Micbael Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1872, from the cupola of the home Blandome at the end of Henry Street. This view shows the Gospel Way Church, Rockbridge County Courthouse with cupola and House Mountain in the distance.

A view of train on railroad trestle at Jordan's Point, East Lexingotn, 1890.

The post cards included in this folder are as follows:

A black and white photo post card of the entrance to the Lost River. A color printed post card of the entrance to the Lost River, made by Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, Mass.

One of these snapshots shows the old Highland Belle School. Included is a color photo post card of Miller's Mill, published by Valley Views, Bridgewater, Virginia, circa 1950.

The photos included in this folder are as follows: A copy print photo of the Lyle homestead near the Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church, courtesy of the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia. A possibility of maybe being Hickory Hill at Glasgow, Virginia, instead. Two front view snapshot photos of Maple Hall.

A Lyons Tailoring Company brodside is included in this folder.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A front view of the Lexington, Virgnia home of Dr. Oscar Hunter McClung, Jr. A front view of the Rockbridge County, Virginia home of Frank Lee McClung. A side view of possibly the Fairfield, Virginia home of William McClung and later S. A. Chittum.

The photos in this folder are as follows: Front view of the Charles McCorkle home, two miles east of Collierstown, Virginia. Front view of the Sam McCorkle home, five miles west of Lexington, Virginia on the road to Collierstown, Virginia. Front view of William McCorkle home, around two and a half miles northeast of Lexington, Virginia.

The photos in this folder are as follows: A snapshot photo of the McCormick Forge near Midvale, Virginia and the South River. A snapshot photo of a McCormick dwelling near Midvale, Virginia and the South River. A photo post card published by Rose's 5-10-25cents stores showing the workshop of Cyrus H. McCormick, inventor of the reaper, 1831, Steele's Tavern, Virginia.

The three different closeup store front view photos of McCrum's Drug Store in this folder are as follows:

Two copies of a large copy print photo, which shows the hanging sign out front. A small copy print photo by Andre Studio, Lexington, Virginia, with a little larger copy print photo with people standing out front. Courtesy of M. Cummings from the M. B. Corse album. A small copy print photo by Andre Studio, Lexington, Virginia, with people walking by it. Courtesy of Robert Funkhouser.

The photos in this folder are as follows:

A copy print photo of the circa 1900 drawing of Jordan's Point at East Lexington, Virigina, by artist Herbert Welsh. The original drawing was presented to the Rockbridge Historical Society in 1976 by Mary Unity Dillon and her sister, Susan Pendleton Dillon. The drawing shows House Mountain and the buildings and covered bridge at Jordan's Point. Included is correspondence with Mary Unity Dillon and Allen Moger, president of the Rockbridge Historical Society. Also included is a description of the drawing and information on the Dillon family. This copy print of the drawing was made by Andre Studio, Lexington, Virginia in 1982.

A scene of the Maury River showing high cliffs, circa 1930.

A dam on the Maury River, which may have powered Furr's Mill, near East Lexington, Virginia, circa 1930.

Steele family graves are also shown in this photo. Photo taken by Trudy Eastman of Klamath Falls, Oregon.

The photos in this folder are as follows:

A November 18, 1919 large photo of the John Moore and Sallie Moore home on Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Virginia.

Two copies of a circa 1930 snapshot photo of the John Moore and Sallie Moore home on Letcher Avenue, Lexington, Virginia, and also another snapshot view.

A May 8, 1942 snapshot of the Mrs. Louie Moore house on South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, made by the Roanoke Photo Finishing Co., Roanoke, Virginia.

A 1961 copy print photo of the Mrs. Louie Moore house on South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia.

This folder includes a snapshot photo of a front view of Mulberry Hill and another snapshot photo is of one of the mantels in the home.

The photos in this folder are as follows: circa 1900s-1935, William Burgess, Scottsville, Virginia color post card of the entrance to bridge and dancing pavilion circa 1907-1915 Emil Kropp, Milwaukee, Wisconsin color post cards of the Natural Bridge with wood railing (2 copies), the Natural Bridge and complex, and a poem, "Bridge of Years," with the Natural Bridge Hotel and theh Natural Bridge circa 1915-1930 Curt Teich American Art Colored, two color post cards of closer up views of the Natural Bridge circa 1920 copy print photo showing the top of the Natural Bridge with a shelter and wood fence circa 1925 copy print photo of the Natural Bridge with a rustic rail fence and please do not stand on the benches sign circa 1930 copy print photos, courtesy of the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia, one of the Natural Bridge with two men on a narrow walkway under the the bridge, and a stagecoach on the road before getting to the bridge complex circa 1930-1945 Tichner and Bros. color post card of the Natural Bridge with stone wall circa 1930s-1950s Marken & Bielfeld, Inc., Frederick, Maryland color post cards of the Natural Bridge with a wood railing, the Natural Bridge in the snow, and the Natural Bridge Hotel 1946 large cabinet card photo of the Natural Bridge

circa 1950 Souvenir Folder of post card images which include as follows: Three views of the Natural Bridge, one of which is in the Winter, and another one of a night illumination. Three views of the Natural Bridge Hotel. The Lost River at Natural Bridge. Salt Petre Cave at Natural Bridge. Two poems, "In Old Virginia" and "Bridge of Years." The Natural Bridge Entrance Building, showing the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background. The Arbor Vitae Tree, Estimated Age 1600 Years, Natural Bridge, Virginia. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson images and their rock monuments with plaques. Greetings From Natural Bridge, Virginia. Washington and Lee University Campus, Lexington, Virginia near Natural Bridge. Beautiful water and mountains scence near Natural Bridge, Virignia.

In this folder is a photo of the home and a photo of the orchard.

The photos in this folder are as follows:

A circa 1860 book page photo and copy print photo of a packet boat on the river at East Lexington, Virginia, with the home Stono and Virginia Military Institue in the background. A stereoscope card photo of the packet boat Marshall on the North River, now the Maury River, taken by Boude and Miley, circa 1868-1870. A circa 1900 cabinet card photo of the Marshall on the James River near Lynchburg, Virgina with a cover bridge in the background. A circa 1910 post card of the Boude & Miley, circa 1868-1870 photo of the packet boat Marshall. The post card was made by the Wells Specialty Company, Hungtington, West Virginia and has individual oval photos on it of the Marshall's captain, James A. Wilkinson and the Marshall's last mate, James P. Wilkinson, son of Capt. Wilkinson. Two copies of a circa 1912 post card made by J. P. Bell, Lynchburg, Virginia one of which was published by G. E. Murrell, Lynchburg, Virginia.

One snapshot is a corner view of the home Northwoods, made by the Roanoke Photo Finishing Co., Roanoke, Virginia, and the other snapshot is of the old dinner bell on a post near the house.

The photos in this folder are color snapshot photos taken at the original site of the obelisk, alone and with mostly unidentified people standing by it. Dr. Allen Moger is the only who is identified in one of the photos. Two of the photos are of the canal lock. Also included are negatives and two black and white copy print photos of a couple of the photos.

Photos in this folder are as follows:

Two circa 1930 photos of the Alexander Paxton log home, Rockbridge County, VA.

Three circa 1930 interior photos of the Elisha Paxton home, Glen Maury, Buena Vista, VA.

A circa 1930 exterior view photo of the Elisha Paxton home, Glen Maury, Buena Vista, VA.

A circa 1930 photo of the home of Gen. Elisha Paxton, Lexington, VA.

A circa 1980 color instant photo of a Paxton home in Lexington, VA.

Two circa 1930 photos of the Sam Paxton home, Rockbridge County, VA.

Two circa 1930 photos of the Thomas Paxton home, Rockbridge County, VA.

A circa 1930 photo of the William Paxton log home, Rockbridge County, VA.

A 1902 photo of the Paxton house, "Munster house," Lexington, VA.

A circa 1930 copy print photo of the Paxton house, "Munster house," Lexington, VA.

The snapshot is a 1968 copy.

The Plunkett house located at the southwest corner of East Nelson Street and South Randolph Street, 15 East Nelson Street in Lexington, Virginia, was owned by the Plunkett family for decades in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The photos in this folder are as follows:

A copy print photo and negative of the west side of the Preston house, showing John Thomas Lewis Preston's children Elizabeth Preston and John Preston in the yard, circa 1860.

A large cabinet card photo of a corner of the parlor in Margaret Junkin Preston's home, circa 1860.

A copy print photo of a partial front view of the east side of the Preston house, circa 1891.

A snapshot photo of the Preston Rock Cottage, location unknown, 1939 by the Roanoke Photo Finishing Co., Roanoke, Virginia.

The photos in this folder are as follows:

A cabinet card photo showing the train on the trestle at Jordan's Point, showing homes and buildings in the background, circa 1930. A copy print photo of the train on the trestle, showing the Washington and Lee University campus in the background, circa 1930. A copy print photo of the railroad tracks by the Maury River, circa 1930.

Biographical / historical:

Originally constructed as a high school from 1909–1910, the historic red brick building later operated as an elementary school from 1927 until 1969. Its structural legacy dates back to the original Ann Smith Academy, which first erected a brick campus on Nelson Street in 1809.

From Rockbridge County News, June 24, 1926, article Old "David Blair," has the information as follows: A Natural Bridge man in his 104 year, born March 1, 1823. He was for 42 years a slave in Amherst County, Virginia, and for many years subsequent to his freedom, worked for the Gilmore family in the vicinity of Gilmore Mills, Virginia, near the Natural Bridge.

Mr. F. C. Davis, Jr. managed McCrum Drug Greyhound Bus Terminal and was later postmaster.

John Hobson was a member of the class of 1869 at W&L and received a M.A. in 1870 from W&L.

These two photos are of Richard Irby dressed for hunnting and holding a gun. Richard Irby was a Superintendent of Rockbridge County, Virginia Schools.

Dr Frank McConnell Leech was a physician at the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in Lexington, Virginia and the first Lexington surgeon.

Herb Lindsay traded and sold dogs for his living.

Lexington, Virginia physician.

H. R. McCulloch WLU Class of 1871. This photo taken by Boude & Miley of Lexington, VA is signed by H. R. McCulloch of Maryland.

Frank McCutchan was a member of the Washington College class of 1870. This photo was taken by photographer Barnett Clinedinst, Sr. of Staunton, Virginia.

A note by Mary Glasgow written on the back of one of the photos reads as follows: Picture of sword given Alexander McNutt by King George II of England when he knighted him for bringing settlers to Nova Scotia.

Mary Virginia Kenny Morrison Gilmore was the mother of Dr. John Gilmore of Lexington, Virginia. William McCutchan Morrison was a missionary to the Belgian Congo. Samuel Brown Morrison was a Rockbridge County, Virginia doctor, circa 1873-1900.

"Brom" was a VMI alumnus. In the fall of 1952, Brom received orders to Korea where he served as a tank platoon leader with Co.A, 140th Tank Battalion, 40th Infantry Division under then Capt. George S. Patton, III.

Mary Louise Brockenbrough Owen (Mrs. Robert Owen) mother of Nell Owen (Mrs. Matthew Paxton, Jr.), who was owner of the original portrait. Includes negative.

General John J. Pershing visited Lexington, Virginia, on June 18, 1920, to participate in commencement exercises at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). During his visit to town, he paid his respects at the historic gravesites of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, laying wreaths at both locations alongside Maj. George C. Marshall.

Chester Remsburg operated a monument stone business in Lexington, Virginia, 1916-1947, and did much marble work for the Washington and Lee University Lee Chapel.

John Ruff had a Hatter shop on the east side of North Main Street, between Washington and Henry streets, in Lexington, Virginia.

Saint Fabiola was a physician and Roman matron of rank of the company of noble Roman women who, under the influence of the Church Father Jerome, gave up all earthly pleasures and devoted herself to the practice of Christian asceticism and charitable work.

This collection of pictures were made from glass plate negatives of photos taken by Kate P. Stuart, who was born June 17, 1878 and died June 28, 1951. She was the daughter of William Stuart and Elizabeth Stuart. Kate married James Brown and lived west of Brownsburg, Virginia on Hay's Creek.

Blind John Tucker started selling the Rockbridge County News, Rockbridge County, Virginia, in 1911, which he did for over 30 years. John played the drums for the Lexington Star band in Lexington, Virginia.

Wada Wade attended Washington and Lee University during the summer session of 1942. A resident of Roanoke, Virginia, Wade made history as the first female student to ever enroll at the university. Her attendance occurred during World War II, a period when Washington and Lee briefly opened its doors to women on a temporary basis to maintain enrollment during the war. Though Washington and Lee was an all-male institution for 235 years, Wade was the first woman to break that tradition by enrolling in the 1942 summer session. Wade's attendance was an isolated occurrence during the war years; the university did not formally admit women to its Law School until 1972 and to its undergraduate program until 1985. Before her brief time at W&L, she was a student at Randolph-Macon Woman's College. She later married Hal C. Keller, a 1943 graduate of the university.

The Ann Smith Academy brick building was built in 1809 on the northwest corner of Nelson Street and Lee Avenue in 1809. A red brick building was built as a high school from 1909–1910, which later operated as an elementary school from 1927 until 1969.

The Brady estate sits along Forge Road and Buffalo Creek and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Brady family has been tied to the history of Buffalo Forge, which is a historic iron forge and agricultural plantation located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, since the mid-19th century. The family first assumed control of the operation when Daniel C. E. Brady took over management following the death of the prominent ironmaster William Weaver in 1863. Today, descendants of the Brady family still own and reside at the private estate.

The site featured two main production mills managed by the family. The Gristmill, also locally referred to over time as the Brady Mill or Beggs-Weaver Mill. Its stone wall ruins still stand as a prominent visual landmark on the property today. The Sawmill operated simultaneously with the gristmill during the 19th century to cut timber and process "saw logs" for the sprawling plantation and iron forge.

This house called Savernake is a prominent, roughly 200 year old historic house, property and estate located on Savernake Farm at the southern end of Buena Vista, Virginia, in the Rockbridge County area. The house on the Savernake property was built about 200 years ago by Samuel Moore. It was originally a two story house and an attic was added in 1829 which made it a two and a half story house.

Savernake, which was 660 acres was supposed to be a town of its own consisting of over 1,000 lots. When Buena Vista was established in the late 1880s the money for Savernake town dried up and failed.

In 1891 Lord Henry Agustus Brudenell Bruce, a british investor, was the chief officer for the Loch Laird Estate and Mineral Company. The Loch Laird Estate and Mineral Company was an active land development and investment company operating in the Buena Vista, Virginia area during the late 19th-century industrial boom, particularly around 1890–1891. Lord Bruce was the person who bought the land to turn it into a community. His company purchased the land for $52,500. When the plans failed his company went bankrupt and he bought the land for himself at auction for $9,000 and despite buying it he never visited or lived there. Lord Bruce died in 1911 and a year later two Dickinson brothers, one of who was named John, bought it in 1912 for $10,000. It has remained in the family for over 100 years.

This home is located about nine miles south of Lexington, Virginia on Route 11, now Lee Highway. It is one of the Seven Hills homes in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Folly (also known as Folly Farm) is a historic Jeffersonian-style plantation home located south of Staunton in Augusta County, Virginia. It is historically significant for its architectural ties to Thomas Jefferson's designs and its long-standing association with the Smith and Cochran families. The house was built in 1812 for Joseph Smith, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Following Joseph Smith's death in 1863, the property passed to his descendants. Joseph Smith Cochran (1866–1943) and his wife Mildred Minor Woodward (1886–1963) were the long-time residents and stewards of Folly. After his death in 1943, the property passed to his son, Joseph Smith Cochran Jr.

The Forest Inn was established to accommodate a growing number of tourists visiting the Natural Bridge after it passed out of the Jefferson family's ownership in 1835. It was built to replace earlier simple lodging like Thomas Jefferson's two-room cabin. By the late 1880's, the Forest Inn was one of four hotels serving the area as it developed into a full resort. The Forest Inn preceded the first "Appledore" hotel and the subsequent Natural Bridge Hotel, which was later rebuilt in 1964 following a fire. The location of the Forest Inn was at the east side of the present day parking lot.

Vine Forest, also known as Forest Oaks, Forest Tavern, and The Inn at Forest Oaks is a historic home located two miles west of the Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, on Route 11, now South Lee Highway. The original section was built in 1806 by Matthew Houston, the cousin of famous Texan, Sam Houston. The original house served as a store, tavern, and home for the Houston family. In 1812, Houston expanded the house with substantial Colonial Revival additions, adding a two-story center hall with a full arched ceiling, reminiscent of the nearby Natural Bridge. In 1916, the property was purchased by Ohio architect Curtis Walton and his aunt Lilly who transformed the original federal style structure into an English country manor reminiscent of Lilly's British ancestry. The two-story center hall remained, however the original arched ceiling was removed and replaced with stunning oak woodwork and arches salvaged from an English estate. Two-story frame wings and a two-story rear verandah were also added. In addition, the Walton's built three Greek revival cottages on the property. The largest, Vine Cottage, served as a temporary home as the Manor House was being renovated. Vine Forest was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Vine Forest, also known as Forest Oaks, Forest Tavern, and The Inn at Forest Oaks is a historic home located two miles west of the Natural Bridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia, on Route 11, now South Lee Highway. The original section was built in 1806 by Matthew Houston, the cousin of famous Texan, Sam Houston. The original house served as a store, tavern, and home for the Houston family. In 1812, Houston expanded the house with substantial Colonial Revival additions, adding a two-story center hall with a full arched ceiling, reminiscent of the nearby Natural Bridge. In 1916, the property was purchased by Ohio architect Curtis Walton and his aunt Lilly who transformed the original federal style structure into an English country manor reminiscent of Lilly's British ancestry. The two-story center hall remained, however the original arched ceiling was removed and replaced with stunning oak woodwork and arches salvaged from an English estate. Two-story frame wings and a two-story rear verandah were also added. In addition, the Walton's built three Greek revival cottages on the property. The largest, Vine Cottage, served as a temporary home as the Manor House was being renovated. Vine Forest was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

The hall was situated near the intersection of West Nelson street and North Jefferson street. By 1917, the building housed the society's extensive library, which was the first in Rockbridge County, and served as a venue for weekly debates and lectures. Founded in 1800, the Franklin Society was the intellectual center of Lexington for over a century. Its members included prominent figures such as Robert E. Lee, who was elected as an honorary member in 1866, and Stonewall Jackson, who was a member during his time as a professor at VMI. The society eventually dissolved in the early 1920s. Following its closure, the building was used for various civic purposes, and its significant book collection was transferred to Washington and Lee University, where the society's original records are now preserved in the University Library Special Collections. A General store was located on the first floor of the building. This copy print photo was made by Andre Studios, Lexington, Virginia, March 25, 1982.

One of the Seven Hills homes in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Glendower, also known as Glengyle, Glen-Carry, or Virginia Manor, is a historic estate in the Natural Bridge Station area of Rockbridge County, Virginia, and was the home of Joe Cloyd. During the late 19th century, it was the home of General Fitzhugh Lee, the nephew of Robert E. Lee.

The Goodloe Hotel burned in September 1892.

Joseph Benjamin Wood, the husband of Pearl Teter Wood, who gave these photos, was a local railroad agent for many years. They lived in their home, the Hummingbird Inn, where in 1935, the Woods hosted Eleanor Roosevelt during her visit to Goshen. Pearl spent her first married years teaching in Millboro, Virginia. They are both buried at the Riverview Cemetery in Waynesboro, Virginia, along with her parents William Teter and Permila Teter, who originally owned the Hummingbird Inn building in Goshen, Virginia. The Alleghany Hotel burned on Thanksgiving Day in 1923.

This is a black and white copy print of the Grace Episcopal Church cropped from the C. Bohn View of Lexington, VA / The Military Institute and Washington College drawing published by C. Bohn, Washington, D. C., 1857.

This log boarded house was located at 113 West Washington Street, Lexington, Virginia and was torn down Febuary 10-12, 1941.

Parents and siblings of Gilbreath Hamilton. JAMES HAMILTON was born 02 Sep 1748 in Glennagoorland, Donagheady Parish, Tyrone County, Ireland, and died 19 Jan 1812 in Botetourt County, Virginia. He married JANE (GALBRAITH) GILBREATH Abt. 1776 in Berkeley, Virginia, daughter of THOMAS GILBREATH and MARGARET. She was born Bet. 1753 - 1754 At Sea, and died Aft. 1791 in prob. Botetourt County, Virginia. Children of JAMES HAMILTON and JANE GILBREATH are: i. WILLIAM4 HAMILTON, b. 25 Dec 1777, Berkeley County, Virginia; d. 08 Mar 1839, Rockbridge County, Virginia. ii. MARGARET HAMILTON, b. 15 May 1780, BotetourtCounty, Virginia; d. 01 Nov 1865, Jackson, Monroe County, Missouri. iii. GALBRAITH HAMILTON, b. 29 Sep 1782, Botetourt County , Virginia; d. 18 Jun 1857, Rockbridge County, Virginia. iv. ELIZABETH HAMILTON, b. 19 Dec 1783, BotetourtCounty, Virginia. v. JAMES HAMILTON, b. 20 Jan 1784, Botetourt County, Virginia; d. 1850; m. RACHEL THOMPSON; b. 30 Jul 1812; d. 30 Sep 1882. vi. ISABELLA HAMILTON, b. 13 Feb 1786, Botetourt County, Virginia; d. 04 Feb 1866. vii. JOHN HAMILTON, b. 09 Jun 1789, Botetourt County, Virginia; d. 07 Aug 1872, Locust Hill, Virginia. viii. JANE HAMILTON, b. 23 Sep 1791, Botetourt County, Virginia; d. 09 Apr 1880, Vermilion County, Illinois.

Some information on the house from Miss Nellie Tracy Gibbs is written on the back of the circa 1900 photo of the camel and elephant circus animals passing the house on North Main Street. The information is as follows: The central frame building was erected by William Brown on Henry Street, Lexington, Virginia. He sold the building in 1785 to Matthew Hanna, the "Holy Tanner." In this house, under Mr. Hanna, church services were held before the Lexington Presbyterian Church was established. Maj. John T. Gibbs, Quartermaster at the Virginia Military Institute, 1866-1881, lived in this house. Probably during his living there, the brick portion was added. The frame portion was taken down by Washington and Lee University in 1940. In the smaller frame house, to the west of the central house, lived Dr. Edwin I. Gibbs, son of Maj. John T. Gibbs. He was a physician in Lexington, Virginia, from about 1880 to 1885, when he left to become medical examiner of the Pension department, Washington, D.C. He died August 15, 1898.

The brick portion of the house was later the McKemy Grocery store.

There are a few different historical iron operations in Botetourt County associated with the Harvey family or are commonly referred to as "Harvey" furnaces. The primary historical sites are as follows: The Cloverdale Furnace (Robert Harvey Operations) was stablished by Robert Harvey around 1790 on Back Creek, and this site produced iron ore. The nearby Cloverdale Mills, built on the same land, existed from 1787 until it burned in 1968. The Martha Furnace operated by Robert Harvey until his death in 1831, was located in the vicinity of present-day Hawthorne Hall Road. The Harvey Ironworks (Lewis Harvey), was a smaller foundry operated by Lewis Harvey around 1859 on Rocky Branch of Lees Creek, near the intersection of Routes 666 and 600. No ruins of this site remain.

The classroom/Sunday School building, erected in 1907 for the Lexington Presbyterian Church in Lexington, Virginia, was replaced by the current Murray Hall, which was completed in 1956. The 1907 structure was built on land purchased in 1906, which contained a previous dwelling, and was later enlarged in 1922 before being replaced in the 1950s.

The original Haughawout home on Main Street in Lexington, Virginia was not torn down, but was moved to West Washington Street in the early 1900s. John W. Haughawout, who served as the Mayor of Lexington from 1885 to 1897, resided in the home before it was relocated. The structure was later purchased by Glasgow and Margaret Rees around the 1940s. It was torn down in 2015.

Originally named "Clover Hill," Herring Hall is one of the locally famous "Seven Hills of Rockbridge County," all historically significant mansions built by the Grigsby Family.

Herring Hall, built circa 1812, was a famous Inn and Restaurant from 1926 – 1970.

Hickory Hill was built in 1823 as a working farm on over 700 acres by Reuben Grigsby. Hickory Hill is one of the"Seven Hills of Rockbridge County," which refers to homes built atop hills by the Grigsby, Greene, and Welsh families. Reuben Grigsby served as a captain in the militia, a sheriff of Rockbridge County, a trustee of Washington (and Lee) College, and a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, as well as an elder in the Falling Spring Presbyterian Church. The Hickory Hill house was sold out of the Grigsby family in 1878, but remains a private dwelling today with 184 acres.

The current High Bridge Presbyterian Church building in Natural Bridge, Virginia, was built in 1859. While the congregation was founded much earlier, in 1770, the 1859 brick structure represents the fifth house of worship used by the congregation. The following information was given by Leslie Lyle Campbell in 1945, along with a photo of one of the earlier church buildings. Matthew Houston, who lived at Vine Forest, in his 1841 deed of sale to William Arnold, left two acres of land to the High Bridge Church, on which it stands. The use of the Spring on the Vine Forest land, Matthew Houston reserved to the High Bridge Church. The Spring is located about 100 yards east of the Stoneledge gate, near the south side of Rout 11, South Lee Highway.

The Hopkins House in Lexington, Virginia, is a historic residence built circa 1845 on West Nelson Street, part of a land tract purchased by James Hopkins in 1788. It is located next to Hopkins Green, a public urban park that was once part of the estate and was transitioned to the city in 1985. A house located west of the Hopkins House (c. 1845) on West Washington Street in Lexington, Virginia, was demolished in 1947.

James Edward Allen Gibbs was born on 1 August 1829, in Raphine, Virginia, to parents, Richard Gibbs and Isabella Guffey Poage Gibbs. He married Catherine Given on 26 August 1852. In 1860 he was living in Pocahontas, Virginia, and lived at South River, Virginia, for about 10 years. In 1862, he registered for military service. James Gibbs died on 25 November 1902, in Raphine, Virginia, at the age of 73, and was buried in Steeles Tavern, Virginia. The name Raphine was chosen in honor of James Edward Allen Gibbs (1829-1902), a local farmer who patented a novel single-thread chain-stitch sewing machine on June 2, 1857. Gibbs had named his home in the area Raphine Hall, and the new railroad station Raphine, after the ancient Greek word "rhaphis", meaning "needle". James Gibbs had a partnership with James Willcox and formed the Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company. Willcox & Gibbs commercial sewing machines are still made and used in the 21st century.

The Reverend Samuel Houston (a cousin once removed of the famous Texas governor) was a prominent figure in Virginia, who built a home in the early 19th century, which he called "Rural Valley". It was located roughly two-and-a-half miles from the Natural Bridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He ran a Classical School and was the minister at the local High Bridge Presbyterian Church, where he is buried.

The original 1927 Sam Houston memorial marker at Timber Ridge, Virginia, was replaced by a new monument in 1986, which still stands today at the Sam Houston Wayside. This 38,000-pound Texas pink granite monument marks the birthplace of Sam Houston near the Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church and was created through a partnership with Kiwanis Clubs in both Virginia and Texas. The marker is located on US Route 11, North Lee Highway, north of Lexington, VA at the Sam Houston Wayside near the Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church. Sam Houston was born nearby on March 2, 1793, at the Timber Ridge Plantation (also known as Church Hill). The initial 1927 effort was meant to honor Houston's legacy as a Tennessee governor and Texas hero, with the site being managed over the years by local community groups, including the Sam Houston Ruritan Club, who added a fence in 1986.

The color photo postcard depicts the historic log cabin where Sam Houston taught in 1812 at the age of 18. The log cabin was built in 1794, two years before Tennessee became a state. It is located five miles northeast of Maryville, Tennessee. Sam Houston later became Governor and U.S. Congressman in Tennessee, President and General of the Army of the Republic of Texas, and Governor and U.S. Senator in the State of Texas. The color print post card shows the home that Sam Houston and his wife Margaret built in 1847 in Huntsville, Texas, and lived there while he served as a U.S. Senator. The 18-acre museum site sits on what was originally Houston's 200-acre farm. It includes his original law office, a reconstructed kitchen, and a nearby pond. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974.

Thomas Dix Houston (1842–1900) was a Confederate officer, judge, and native of Rockbridge County, Virginia. Houston began his military career in the spring of 1861, enlisting in Company G of the 4th Alabama Regiment. He later joined the 11th Virginia Infantry and rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant. During the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, Houston was both wounded and captured while participating in Pickett's Charge. Following his capture, he was confined as a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, a Union prisoner-of-war camp in Ohio. He remained there from 1863 until 1865. His experience is documented in a collection of his wartime letters titled "Prisoner of war letters--1863-1865--from Johnson Island". Houston later served as a judge and was known as "Judge Tom Houston". Thomas Houston's home was Vine Forest, which Matthew Houston had built near the Natural Bridge of Virginia.

This Indian Fort in Rockbridge County, Virginia was located about three miles north of Lexington, Virginia on Mill Creek, and built about 1750 by Patrick McCorkle.

The old Rockbridge County Jail, located at 7 Courthouse Square behind the Old Courthouse near South Main Street in Lexington, Virginia, was designed in 1838 by noted Philadelphia architect Thomas U. Walter. It is a two-story red brick and stone structure that served as the county jail until 1989.

Stonewall Jackson was buried in the Lexington Presbyterian Cemetery (later known as the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery and now known as the Oak Grove Cemetery) on May 15, 1863. In Lexington, Virginia he was laid to rest there following a funeral at the Lexington Presbyterian Church, five days after his death on May 10, 1863. Jackson's remains were reinterred in 1890, only a few feet from the original location of his grave, to accommodate a monument of him. The bronze statue by Edward Virginius Valentine was dedicated on July 21, 1891, at his current gravesite. The Ann Smith Female Academy in Lexington, Virginia, was the first female seminary of high grade incorporated in Virginia. It was established in 1807 and formally chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in January 1808. The school operated as a highly regarded classical and finishing school for young women for nearly a century. A large red brick building featuring a double front porch opened to students in 1809 on a lot on West Nelson Street. The original academy shut down for good as a private seminary in 1883. In 1908 the property was conveyed to the town of Lexington and around 1910 a new red brick structure was erected on the site at the northwest corner of Lee Ave. and West Nelson Street. This building was the Ann Smith Elementary School, which served as a public school until 1969, and is now the Washington and Lee University Chi Psi fraternity house.

The James River in Virginia forms at the confluence of the Cowpasture and Jackson rivers in Botetourt County. It flows through or acts as a boundary for the following Western and Central Virginia counties. Botetourt County is the source of the river. The river meanders through Rockbridge county, including the town of Glasgow. The river forms the border between Amherst County and Bedford County, including the James River Face Wilderness area. The river continues to flow between Nelson County and Buckingham County as it heads southeast. The Upper James River Water Trail consists of the first 64 miles, running through Botetourt and Rockbridge counties. The James River ends by flowing into the Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia. Its mouth is approximately 5 miles wide, situated between Newport News and Norfolk, where it empties into the tidal waters.

Julius John Lankes (1884–1960) was an illustrator, a woodcut print artist, author, and college professor.

The 17th-century brick church tower is the last surviving above ground structure from the days when Jamestown was the capital of Virginia. The tower was constructed around 1680.

In 1699 the churchwardens of James City Parish asked Virginia's General Assembly for money to pay for the "steeple of their church, and towards the repairing of the church." This church and tower continued to serve a congregation until about 1750, when the congregation moved to a new church constructed about three miles away.

The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (now known as Preservation Virginia) acquired the tower and 22.5 acres around it in 1893. Repairs were made, and a new brick church, the Memorial Church, was constructed next to it for the 300th anniversary of Jamestown.

For a half century Henry Boswell Jones (1797-1882) owned a 213-acre farm known as Whitehall, located two miles northeast of Brownsburg, Virginia on Sugar Creek (now Goose Creek). Jones was a successful farmer, founder of the Brownsburg Academy, board member of the North River Canal Company and the Middlebrook Turnpike Company, and an elder at New Providence Presbyterian Church. A son, John Henry Bosworth Jones left Washington College (now Washington and Lee) to join the Liberty Hall Volunteers, part of the Fourth Virginia Regiment (Stonewall Brigade). After the war he was a teacher, and served as principal of both the Brownsburg, Virginia and Lexington, Virginia Schools. John H. B. Jones inherited Whitehall from his father, and died there in 1912.

The Nannie Jordan House, also historically recorded as the James R. Jordan House, stood as a landmark structure on North Main Street before its demolition in 1940. Reportedly the first house built in Lexington with origins possibly tracing back to 1736, it was a distinctive two story frame building featuring an extensive basement and unique brick and plaster insulation packing. In 1939 and 1940, Mrs. Ruth Anderson McCulloch and her sister Miss Ellen Anderson, tried to save it. This resulted in the formation of the Rockbridge Historical Society in Lexington, Virginia.

Identiifed as the Glasgow house, the Willson-Walker house was built for Capt. William Willson, merchant, postmaster and treasurer of Washington College. In 1914 Harry Lee Walker, one of Lexington's most prominent African Americans who ran his butcher shop here and sold his famous hickory smoke-cured Virginia hams, purchased this house.

The Troubadour Theatre building in Lexington, Virginia, a prominent North Main Street venue, was initially built in 1853 for a lodge of the Independent Order of odd Fellows. The buidling often acted as a community meeting place later and an opera house and movie theater in the early 1900s. It was known as the Troubadour Theatre, serving as the campus theater for Washington and Lee University.

W. Horace Lackey served for many years as secretary-treasurer of the Myers Hardware Company located on South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia. This house is located at 301 South Jefferson, Street, Lexington, Virginia.

The historic stone house known as Lambarde was the estate and home of colonial militia officer Captain Audley Paul. It is located in the historic 1790 town plat of Springfield, Virginia, situated near the modern day border of Rockbridge County and Botetourt County, Virginia. Born around 1728, Audley Paul was a prominent frontier officer who served under George Washington during Braddock's Defeat in the French and Indian War. He also commanded a local frontier fort and remained in active military service through the Revolutionary War. An official state historical marker titled "Audley Paul's Fort" (Marker A48) stands nearby on US Route 11, South Lee Highway near the Botetourt County and Rockbridge County line. It marks the general vicinity of his fortified stone home and permanent military outpost.

The Lebanon Presbyterian Church is a historic house of worship located north of Goshen, Virginia at 29 Lebanon Circle. It sits in a rural area of Rockbridge County, very close to the Augusta County border. When the congregation was established, early members initially worshiped in a small log building. In 1816, the original land was owned by John Bratton. He sold the property to John Bell, who officially deeded it to the church trustees. The original log building was then replaced by a small brick structure. William Bell donated additional land to expand the church property. In 1868, The 1816 brick structure was enlarged and extensively remodeled, establishing the classic architecture of the present-day church building.

Gen. Charles Evans Kilbourne, Jr. graduated from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1894 and later served as the institute's 6th superintendent from 1937 to 1946. He was the first American to earn the United States' three highest military decorations, the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Distinguished Service Medal.

John Letcher (1813–1884) was a lawyer, newspaper editor, member of the United States House of Representatives (1851–1859), and governor of Virginia (1860–1864) during the American Civil War (1861–1865). William Houston Letcher, John's father, purchased the house at 21 University Place, Lexington, Virginia. The Letcher family sold this house to Washington and Lee University in 1891. Governor Letcher's house, which stood on the west side of Letcher Avenue in Lexington, Virginia, was burned down on June 12, 1864, during General David Hunter's destructive campaign through the Shenandoah Valley.

Pioneer settler John Lewis established the Augusta County, Virginia area's first home around 1732, originally naming it "Bellefonte" or "Fort Lewis". This original John Lewis homestead is located roughly 1–2 miles east of downtown Staunton near modern day U.S. Route 250, which includes an ancient stone section that is one of the oldest structures in Augusta County. John Lewis and his wife, Margaret Lynn Lewis, are buried on the property.

The Lexington, Virginia Post Office was built and completed between 1911 and 1913, officially opening on June 14, 1913. The classical temple-style building is located at 101 Lee Avenue.

The classroom/Sunday School building, erected in 1907 for the Lexington Presbyterian Church in Lexingotn, Virginia, was replaced by the current Murray Hall, which was completed in 1956. The 1907 structure was built on land purchased in 1906, which contained a previous dwelling, and was later enlarged in 1922 before being replaced in the 1950s.

The original Haughawout home on Main Street in Lexington, Virginia, which stood south of the Lexington Presbyterian Church Sunday School building, was not torn down, but was moved to West Washington Street in the early 1900s. John W. Haughawout, who served as the Mayor of Lexington from 1885 to 1897, resided in the home before it was relocated. The structure was later purchased by Glasgow and Margaret Rees around the 1940s. It was torn down in 2015.

Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (now officially known as Preservation Virginia), was founded in 1889. It was the first statewide historic preservation organization established in the United States. A renowned non-profit group dedicated to protecting and advocating for Virginia's historic places, including famous landmarks.

In 1890, Circus Day in Lexington, Virginia, was a major, town-wide holiday. Because the town lacked rail connections at the time, traveling shows and animal menageries had to arrive as large wagon caravans, pitching their tents at flat areas near Jordan's Point or other open lots. The arrival included a spectacular, gilded processional through Downtown Lexington and Main Street to build excitement. Crowds lined up to see exotic animals like elephants, lions, and camels, which were a rare treat for small mountain towns. Troupes included daring aerialists, clowns, equestrian riders, and sideshows such as sword swallowers and strongmen.

The Lexington Roller Mills was a prominent historic industrial facility located at Jordan's Point Park in East Lexington, Virginia. Situated along the banks of the Maury River, this site served as the industrial and transportation hub of the area throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. While the original roller mill structure no longer stands, the location is preserved today as part of the Jordan's Point Historic District. The Lexington Roller Mills was built in 1900. In 1911, a large concrete dam was constructed across the river to replace the old wooden crib dam, providing consistent hydropower to the facility. The facility operated as a high-capacity mill that produced flour, sorted bran, ground cornmeal, manufactured animal feed, and even ran an on-site cooperage to construct its own barrels. Devastating back-to-back floods in 1926 and 1927 heavily damaged the mill infrastructure. The Moses family, who owned the mill, decided to cease operations entirely, and industrial activity at Jordan's Point permanently ended after another catastrophic flood in 1936.

The Ann Smith Academy brick building was built in 1809 on the northwest corner of Nelson Street and Lee Avenue in 1809. A red brick building was built as a high school from 1909–1910, which later operated as an elementary school from 1927 until 1969.

The hitching lot was officially completed and opened for occupancy in September 1892. It was established at the corner of Randolph and Preston Streets through a joint initiative by the Town of Lexington and Rockbridge County to give local farmers a centralized location to secure their horses and wagons when traveling into town. By January 1941, as automobiles completely replaced the horse and buggy travel, the town formally converted the location into a free municipal parking lot capable of holding 115 cars. Local newspapers at the time began referring to it as the "Old Hitching Lot".

The old ice houses at the Maury River in East Lexington, Virginia, were located at Jordan's Point and stopped being used for the commercial ice harvest by the 1920s and 1930s, as home refrigeration became popular and a catastrophic flood in 1936 permanently devastated the site's industrial operations.

The Satellite Restaurant in Lexington, VA was a prominent South Main Street fixture during the mid-20th century, specifically spanning the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The restaurant was a locally owned family business operated by the mother and uncle of local NAACP honoree Reginald Smothers.

The Subway Barbershop was located in the basement of the Jacob Ruff House at 21 North Main Street, Lexington, VA. Joe Wood opened his business in 1928 and it remained an active gathering place for African American residents throughout the mid-1900s. The Wood family retained ownership of the building until 1971, after which the Historic Lexington Foundation acquired it.

The Trinity United Methodist Church in Lexington, VA featured a prominent belfry and steeple from 1894 until 1897. The congregation's first dedicated brick building on the Main Street site was completed and dedicated on October 8, 1894. This structure featured a large, initial steeple. Just three years later, in 1897, the steeple and its belfry were completely destroyed after being struck by lightning. While both structures were eventually replaced, the architectural proportions were altered. As the church community outgrew the 1894 building, the structure was replaced in 1926 with the current Romanesque Revival style design seen today, which trades a towering steeple for low-slung, medieval-inspired architecture and an arcade walkway.

Liberty Hill is a historic, Federal and Greek Revivalstyle brick country manor built in 1836. It is located just west of Clover Hill, historically known as Herring Hall, along Padgetts Hill Road near Natural Bridge, Virginia. It is one of the "Seven Hills of Rockbridge County," a collection of seven 19th-century brick mansions. The other six historic properties in this exclusive group are Cherry Hill (1790), Fancy Hill (1821), Fruit Hill (1822), Rose Hill (1824), Hickory Hill (1825), and Clover Hill (1834).

This house was built by Dr. N. Chanler circa 1845 and possibly is located in the Alone Mill area of Rockbridge County, Virginia, near the Maury River.

Locust Dale was built in 1826 by John Hamilton, who resided there with his wife, Paulina Ann Watts Hamilton. The house may be located in the South River area of Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Locust Hill, the Hamilton house is a historic Federal-style farmhouse located about five miles east of Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virginia, off of Route 608, Forge Road, a mile or so from the Ben Salem Church. The house was built in 1825–1826 for John Hamilton and his wife, Elizabeth (Betsy) McNutt. John Hamilton was a prominent local layman who helped organize the local Wesley Chapel Methodist Church congregation.

Colonel Samuel Moreland Millner, Jr. and his wife purchased the property in 1938 from Fred Carter. Colonel Millner (1891–1985) was an iconic figure at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia. After entering as a cadet in 1907, he graduated in 1911 and immediately joined the faculty. He served as a professor of French language and literature for over 50 years. Affectionately known by generations of cadets as "Snappy Sam," he was also notable for being the very first VMI cadet to be officially designated as a "distinguished" graduate.

The Lost River is a mysterious underground stream located inside Natural Bridge State Park in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Situated roughly one-half mile upstream from the famous 215 foot limestone arch, this subterranean river flows through the gorge's bedrock and serves as real time evidence of how the Natural Bridge itself was formed. This river flows under a mountain side and no one knows where the stream comes from or goes to.

Miller's Mill, historically known as Lowman's Mill, was a prominent 19th century landmark grist mill located on Route 60, now the West Midland Trail, built in 1816. The ruins are just west of the interesection of now Route 850, West Midland Trail and Route 627, Sycamore Valley Road, running parallel to Kerr's Creek, around six and a half miles west of Lexington, Virginia.

The Lyle homestead cemetery is where Elizabeth Paxton Lyle (is buried. Around 1750, she married Daniel Lyle (c.1715-1781), who was a skilled stone mason and farmer, who built the original stone Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church in 1756. Daniel's borthers, Matthew Lyle and John Lyle, also settled at Timber Ridge, Virginia.

Maple Hall, a Greek Revival-style brick mansion, was built in 1855 by John B. Gibson. John Hart Lyle (1837–1886) was a resident of Rockbridge County, Virginia, whose family home was the historic Maple Hall plantation. John Hart Lyle was born in the Timber Ridge area of Rockbridge County, VA to Samuel Woods Lyle and Margaret Alexander Lyle. He married Margaret Hannah Gibson (1839–1921), the daughter of John Beard Gibson, a highly successful local farmer, miller, and distiller. Following their marriage, the historic Maple Hall estate passed into the Lyle family line, and their descendants continued to live at or visit the property well into the 20th century.

The remains of the Campbell-Lyle Mill sit off of McClung Road by Mill Creek, near Timber Ridge in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

The Lyons Building was a known historical structure in downtown Lexington, Virginia, that was torn down in 1936. The Lyons Tailor shop serviced custom uniform and formal wear needs of local residents, Washington and Lee University students, and Virginia Military Institute cadets.

This hotel was named for Bishop William Taylor of Rockbridge County, Virginia, who was an American Methodist missionary minister. His first mission in 1849 was to establish missions in California and provide services in San Francico during the California gold rush.

The William Taylor Hotel is a historic 28 story, 308 foot skyscraper located at 100 McAllister Street in the Tenderloin/Civic Center neighborhood of San Francisco, California. Completed in January 1930, the building was a unique collaboration by four Methodist congregations. It combined a 1,500-seat sanctuary (Temple Methodist Episcopal Church) on the lower floors with a 500-room luxury hotel (William Taylor Hotel) above it to help pay off construction debts. It was designed in a striking Gothic Revival and Art Deco style by architects Miller & Pflueger and Lewis P. Hobart.1936 Struggling with massive debts during the Great Depression, the church faced foreclosure. The property was converted entirely into the Empire Hotel. It famously launched the "Sky Room" on the 24th floor, which was the very first panoramic view lounge cocktail bar in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1942 during World War II, the U.S. government acquired the building to support the war effort. For decades, it was used as federal office space housing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the local draft board, and Army procurement units. In 1978 the University of California purchased the tower. It was extensively renovated and reopened in 1981 as McAllister Tower, providing secure, convenient apartments and mixed-use offices for law students and their families.

The McCampbell Inn is located at 11 North Main Street, Lexington, Virginia. The central brick structure was originally built as a townhouse by John McCampbell in 1809. A small two-room southern wing was added around 1816, followed by a larger northern addition in 1857. Two-story back porches were later constructed in 1971. Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, the building evolved to serve as a private residence, a jewelry store, a doctor's office, a boarding house, and the town's telegraph and post office. In 1907, it was purchased and transformed into the Central Hotel. In the mid-20th century, it was well known locally for its restaurant, "The Liquid Lunch". It was later restored as a country inn in the late 1970s before its eventual acquisition and transformation into The Georges.

The Tutwiler Building, shown in this photo, was located on South Main Street at the corner of East Nelson Street, south of the John McClelland building. Local newspaper archives from July 1914 note the demolition of these structures to clean out the older block and clear the way for newer commercial properties.

Dr. O. Hunter McClung, Jr., was a Lexington physician for more than 40 years.

The Frank McClung Home refers historically to the homestead of Frank Lee McClung, an prominent local merchant and descendant of the historic McClung family line in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The historic home and farm are situated in the community of Timber Ridge, Virginia, located in northeastern Rockbridge County near Lexington. Frank Lee McClung (June 14, 1863 – June 8, 1936) was a well-known local merchant. He married Susan Kinnear. The property is tied culturally and geographically to the historic Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church, where generations of the McClung family are buried, including early ancestors who migrated to the region from Pennsylvania around 1742.

Midvale is a small unincorporated community located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, near the South River. It sits roughly 10 miles northeast of Buena Vista and about 15 miles northeast of downtown Lexington, Virginia.

Founded around 1860 by James Thaddeus (J.T.) McCrum, the drugstore became the ultimate social center for both Lexington residents and university students from Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute. Throughout the mid-20th century and into the 1970s, McCrum's was famous for never closing its doors. Because Lexington was near the historic intersection of U.S. Route 11 and Route 60, McCrum's served as a central crossroads for nationwide Greyhound buses. At all hours of the night, travelers would flood the store's restaurant section for country ham, Coca-Cola, and ice cream. The historic storefront eventually suffered from slow business due to the rise of major national retail chains like Walmart and Revco. Its final owner, Phyllis Miller, officially closed McCrum's in April 1993. The physical building stands on South Main Street in downtown Lexington, Virginia, where the name "McCrum's" is still associated with the local parking lot behind the building.

The McDowell Cemetery, located just south of Fairfield, Virginia in Rockbridge County, Virginia, contains the grave and notable tombstones of Captain John McDowell. As the oldest burial place in the historic Borden Tract, it sits in a quiet field enclosed by a brick wall along U.S. Route 11, North Lee Highway. Captain John McDowell's gravesite is beside the family monument, and unique because it features two distinct markers standing side-by-side, which are an original 1743 primitive, hand-hewn, and crudely cut stone. Reflecting the early Ulster-Scots dialect of the region's settlers, it bears the phonetic inscription: "HEER LYES THE BODY OF JOHN MACK DOWELL DECEMBER 18 1743". A Memorial Monument was dedicated by McDowell descendants on August 10, 2019, a newer blue-gray granite headstone standing right next to the original. Captain John McDowell was a prominent surveyor and early leader who helped map the local wilderness. He was killed alongside seven of his militiamen on December 18, 1742, at Balcony Falls during a violent skirmish with an Iroquois raiding party. This clash marked the first major conflict between colonial settlers and Native Americans in the Shenandoah Valley, triggering a localized frontier war that was ultimately settled by the Treaty of Lancaster in 1744. He and his fallen men were buried together in this cemetery.

This photo is an 1855 McDowell Family large central monument, erected by 19th-century descendants to commemorate the virtues of "Old Ephraim" McDowell (John's father) and the generations of the family buried within the grounds. Dr. Ephraim McDowell (1771–1830) was an American physician and pioneer surgeon widely recognized as the "father of abdominal surgery" and operative gynecology. He gained historic prominence by successfully performing the world's first elective abdominal operation—specifically an ovariotomy—in Danville, Kentucky in 1809. James McDowell (October 13, 1795 – August 24, 1851) was an American politician who served as the 29th Governor of Virginia from 1843 to 1846 and later as a U.S. Congressman from 1846 until his death in 1851. A member of the Democratic Party, McDowell was known as an intellectual, an accomplished orator, and a moderate reformer during the complex antebellum period. James was born at the "Cherry Grove" plantation in Rockbridge County, Virginia and attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) and Yale College before graduating from Princeton University (then the College of New Jersey) in 1817.

The central frame building was erected by William Brown on Henry Street, Lexington, Virginia. He sold the building in 1785 to Matthew Hanna, the "Holy Tanner." In this house, under Mr. Hanna, church services were held before the Lexington Presbyterian Church was established. Maj. John T. Gibbs, Quartermaster at the Virginia Military Institute, 1866-1881, lived in this house. Probably during his living there, the brick portion was added. The frame portion was taken down by Washington and Lee University in 1940. The brick portion of the house was later the McKemy Grocery store. McKemy's Store, which historically operated as McKemy's Cash Grocery, was a beloved local landmark in Lexington, Virginia, located at 102 North Main Street. The store was a local staple operating through the mid-20th century.

The original home site of pioneer John McNutt (c. 1725–1781) is located along the North River, now the Maury River, in Rockbridge County, Virginia, approximately six miles east of Lexington and one mile west of Buena Vista, Virginia. Settling the area around 1745 after migrating from Donegal, Ireland, John McNutt and his wife, Katherine Rebecca Anderson, built their original homestead on a 1768 Commonwealth land grant spanning the North River.

This house was built by Henry Mackey around 1794. It is located near the Mountain View Elementary school in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Marlbrook Creek Falls, often referred to as Marl Creek Falls, is a 50-foot waterfall located on private property in the Cornwall area of Rockbridge County, Virginia. Because it sits entirely on private land, it is closed to general public access, and no trespassing is permitted. Marl Creek plunges into South River about three or four miles up river from where South River enters Maury River.

Matthew Fontaine Maury was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American Civil War. He was nicknamed "Pathfinder of the Seas" and is considered a founder of modern oceanography. Maury was a professor at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in Lexington, Virginia. The North River was officially renamed to the Maury River by the Virginia General Assembly in 1945. It was named in honor of Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury.

Jordan's Point at East Lexington, Virginia, located at the confluence of the Maury River, formerly the North River, and Woods Creek, just north of downtown Lexington, Virginia, served as the town's primary industrial and transportation gateway throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

Lover's Leap is an officially designated cliff and topographic feature is situated approximately 2.4 miles northeast of East Lexington, Virginia.

The Mayflower Hotel in Lexington, Virginia, located at 409 South Main Street, is a historic landmark, which was a grand hotel. It no longer operates as a standard commercial hotel and was converted in 1984 into an assisted living senior community known as The Mayflower on Main.

Sallie Alexander Moore was the daughter of Samuel McDowell Moore and Evelina Alexander Moore. Sallie was the wife of John Harvey Moore, married November 15, 1881 in Lexington, Virginia.

The Rockbridge Regional Library building at 312 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, when it was a home, was bought by Louie Moore, Mrs. James William Moore, in 1891, who owned the house until her death in 1934.

The home of the late Reverend Dr. William W. Morton and his wife in Lexington, Virginia, is a historic 11-room, 4-bathroom residence located on South Jefferson Street, Lexington, Virginia. Dr. and Mrs. Morton purchased the estate in 1935 from Mrs. R. Granville Campbell. The property had previously belonged to her husband, Dr. R. Granville Campbell, a professor at Washington and Lee University. Following the passing of Mrs. Morton, the home was sold in June 1962 by the executor of her estate, which ws the Peoples National Bank, to Major and Mrs. Thomas B. Gentry.

Dr. Morton was a prominent local Presbyterian minister and theologian. He frequently filled pulpits and assisted congregations across the Rockbridge County, Virginia region.

Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church is a historic congregation, founded in the 1830s, located off of North Route 11, at 6410 North Lee Highway in Steeles Tavern, Virginia, right along the border of Augusta County and Rockbridge County.

The stately stone manor house at Buffalo Forge in Rockbridge County, Virginia, was built and named by ironmaster William Weaver, who began constructing the mansion around 1819. William Weaver (1819–1863) built the main home in two sections, circa 1819 and circa 1830, establishing it as Mount Pleasant. The Brady family came into possession of the property after Weaver's death in 1863. Weaver's nephew-in-law, Daniel C. E. Brady, took over management of the plantation and ironworks. His descendants have continued to live at and preserve the historic estate. The Mount Pleasant estate sits along Forge Road and Buffalo Creek and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Brady family has been tied to the history of Buffalo Forge, which is a historic iron forge and agricultural plantation located in Rockbridge County, Virginia, since the mid-19th century. Today, descendants of the Brady family still own and reside at the private estate.

Mulberry Hill is a historic mansion located at 115 Liberty Hall Road, Lexington, Virginia, which currently serves as the national headquarters for the Kappa Alpha Order collegiate fraternity. Andrew Reid, the first clerk of court for Rockbridge County, Virginia, purchased the land in 1797 and constructed the original one-story brick structure. Samuel McDowell Reid, his son, a militia colonel and trustee of Washington College, expanded the home to two stories in the mid-19th century.

This historic home built by John H. Myers in Lexington, Virginia, is The Gables, a distinctive Gothic Revival cottage located on South Jefferson Street. John H. Myers served as the treasurer of Washington and Lee University.

The Natural Bridge of Virginia is a spectacular 215-foot tall limestone gorge carved by Cedar Creek. Designated as a Virginia State Park and National Historic Landmark, it was once surveyed by George Washington and owned by Thomas Jefferson. It is located in Rockbridge County, just off South I-81 and roughly 15 miles south of Lexington, Virginia.

You have always been able to drive or walk over the top of the Natural Bridge in Virginia, as it serves as a public roadway. However, the period when visitors were allowed to freely stand on the edge, look down, or be lowered from the top as a tourist attraction spanned from the late 1700s through the early 1920s. In the 1700s–1800s, early tourists routinely stood on top of the bridge to experience the thrilling heights. Famous figures like Thomas Jefferson wrote extensively about the dizzying sensation of looking down from the top. During the 19th century, the "braver guests" were even lowered over the edge from the top of the bridge in a hexagonal steel cage while a violinist played. In the 1920s when automobile traffic increased and the site transitioned under new corporate private ownership in 1925, pedestrian activities purely for sight-seeing from the top were restricted. Large cedar fences and protective barriers were built along the edges to prevent people from looking over or falling, shifting the primary tourist experience entirely to the trail underneath. Route 11, South Lee Highway, still runs directly over the top of the bridge. If you drive or walk across the sidewalk of Route 11, you are technically standing on top of the Natural Bridge. However, because of safety fences and walls, you cannot see the arch or the canyon below from the top.

The Old Baptist Church on East Nelson Street in Lexington, Virginia, refers to a historic house of worship built in 1879, right behind the Lexington Presbyterian Church. The church was designed by architect James Crawford Neilson. The building was later demolished in 1919 and some of the material was used to build the New Theater on West Nelson Street, Lexington, Virginia. The New Theater burned and now the State Theater is located there.

Neriah Baptist Church is a historic congregation located just outside of East Lexington in nearby Buena Vista, Virginia. Founded over 200 years ago, this historic church serves the local Rockbridge County community. The address is 1891 Old Buena Vista Rd, Buena Vista, Virginia.

The "Old Weiss family place" on the east slope of Brushy Hill known as "New Alsace," was a prominent, historical 50 acre property in Lexington, Virginia, built around 1880. In 1876,the John H. Weiss family immigrated to the county from the Alsace-Lorraine region in northeastern France. Records from the August 28, 1919 Rockbridge County News detail the estate's lineage. Originally an expansive woodland and fruit orchard, it was significantly enhanced and developed as a residence by Mrs. Margaret L. Turner. In August 1918, Mrs. Turner sold the estate to Mr. George Chaplin. Exactly one year later, in August 1919, Chaplin sold the land to Charles K. Moser, an American diplomat serving as the U.S. Consul in Harbin, Manchuria. At one time it was owned by the Battle family. Today, Brushy Hill is primarily known as a quiet mountain retreat and home to the Brushy Hills Preserve, a 560-acre city-owned forested watershed featuring an extensive 14-mile network of public hiking, running, and mountain biking trails.

The Church was organized in 1746 by early Scotch-Irish Presbyterian immigrants, decades before Rockbridge County, Virginia was even formed in 1778. The first building of logs was erected in 1748 and was originally known as the Forks of the James Church and later Halls Meeting House, which was a hewn timber building erected in 1767. The third building of stone was erected in 1789 about 2 miles west of Lexington, Virginia and was used until 1853. Part of the structure still stands at the intersection of Route 60, West Midland Trail and Route 669, Beatty Hollow Road. It is historically recognized as the mother church of the Lexington Presbyterian Church, which originally began as an outpost of New Monmouth. The current red-brick building at Kerrs Creek was constructed in 1883–1884.

New Providence Presbyterian Church is located at 1208 New Providence Rd, Raphine, Virginia, just north of Brownsburg in northern Rockbridge County. Organized in 1746, it stands as one of the oldest Presbyterian congregations in the region. The current monumental brick structure was completed in 1859.

Lynchburg, Virginia, originally developed around the exact site where 17-year-old John Lynch established a ferry service across the James River in 1757. This crossing point, known as Lynch's Ferry, became a vital regional hub for shipping tobacco and commerce. By the mid-19th century, the flat-bottomed batteaux used at the ferry gave way to the James River and Kanawha Canal. This network allowed specialized passenger and cargo vessels—known as packet boats—to transit smoothly between Richmond, Virgnia and Lexington, Virginia. The historic packet boat Marshall built in 1861, was widely regarded as the finest packet boat to travel the canal. Pulled by teams of horses or mules walking along the riverbank towpaths, it transported mail, freight, and passengers overnight in relative comfort. The Marshall earned a permanent place in American history during the Civil War. On May 13, 1863, following the Battle of Chancellorsville, the boat was used to solemnly convey the body of Confederate General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson from the railroad terminal at Lynchburg up the canal to his final resting place in Lexington, Virginia. Following the expansion of local railroads and severe structural flood damage, the canal system shut down. It was not moved from Rockbridge County, Virginia, but originally beached on the James River riverbank in Lynchburg, Virginia following the closure of the canal in 1880. The abandoned boat briefly served as a unique house for an elderly local man and his sister at the turn of the 20th century. A massive flood in 1913 wrecked the makeshift living quarters, causing the wooden vessel to sink and become completely buried under sand and mud. Decades later in 1936, a section of the historic iron-reinforced hull was excavated and saved from the James River riverbed mud. Today, the metal remnants of the original vessel are preserved on public display as a historical monument at Riverside Park in Lynchburg, Virginia. Since its initial placement in the park, the remnants of the hull have seen additional preservation efforts, including a protective covering built by the Lynchburg Historical Foundation.

Historical records from the Rockbridge Historical Society indicate that "Dixie" Nunn, whose actual name was Phil Nunn, lived and worked in Lexington, Virginia, during the mid-to-late 19th century and early 20th century. Phil Nunn was a well-known local African American resident. While some college students and cadets affectionately called him "Old Dixie," local records indicate his close friends preferred his given name, Phil.

The Varner and Pole business originated in the late 19th century. It was tied to a multi-generational legacy of family furniture sales spearheaded by local cabinet-makers, carpenters, and undertakers like Charles Van Buren Varner (1837–1907) and his brother Andrew. By the early-to-mid 20th century, historical advertisements from the Lexington Gazette formally showcased the partnership as Varner and Pole, offering a wide range of local community services including furniture repair, custom window shades, a funeral directory, and an ambulance service.

Oak Lawn is a historic antebellum estate located in the Fancy Hill community of Rockbridge County, Virginia, built in 1849 for Nathan Moore. The home is situated along Route 11, North Lee Highway.

The historic Green Valley farmhouse was built in 1815, along the Harrisonburg-Warm Springs Turnpike. The property began as a frontier cabin built by a settler named Mr. McCallop. It was purchased by James Frazer, who significantly expanded the log and weatherboard building to operate it as a prominent tavern and stagecoach stop. In 1854, the property was purchased by Samuel Lewis and subsequently passed down through generations of the Lewis family. It is located at 6760 Deerfield Rd, Millboro, VA, and is a sprawling 2,500-acre outdoor preserve that offers guided bird, deer, and turkey hunting, alongside trout fishing and lodging.

The historic Sheridan Livery Building is located at 35 North Main Street, Lexington, Virginia. The building was originally constructed in 1887 by Captain John Sheridan, a Civil War cavalry veteran and Irish immigrant. The brick structure served as a horse stable, mail carrying center, and stagecoach depot. Built by John Sheridan as a stable and a stagecoach line connecting Lexington, Virginia to Staunton, Virginia, and Hot Springs, Virginia. In 1919 it was old to the Rockbridge Steam Laundry Corporation after the rise of the automobile caused the livery business to decline. The company converted the massive carriage doors into windows and operated the community laundry facility here for 51 years In 1973 it was transformed into the "Old Main Street Indoor Mall," a collective of small shops. In 1994 it was purchased by the Benincasa family, who conducted massive interior renovations while preserving the historic brick exterior, opening it as the Sheridan Livery Inn & Restaurant. In 2022 it was acquired by the neighboring boutique hotel The Georges. Following a high-end, luxury remodel, it now houses 12 premium guest rooms featuring 12-foot ceilings, canopy beds, and upscale event space.

Old Providence Church is located at 1005 Spottswood Road in Steeles Tavern, Virginia. As early as 1748, a log meeting house stood there. Apparently a more conservative Old Side group continued to hold services in the Spottswood area and in 1762 a group calling itself Old Providence petitioned the more conservative Associate Presbytery in Pennsylvania asking for pastoral supplies. For a number of years the two groups of conservative Presbyterians, one called Associate Reformed Presbyterian and one called Reformed, worshipped here. In 1793 a stone church, which is still standing was built. In 1859 it was succeeded by a brick church, which gave way to the present building in 1918. In the graveyard rest ancestors of Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the reaper, and fourteen Revolutionary soldiers.

Presbyterian settlers of the Upper Buffalo Valley in Rockbridge County, Virginia, founded a congregation in 1758 and constructed a log fort that was also used as a place of worship. A stone church replaced it after the Revolutionary War. The Rev. William Graham, founder and president of Liberty Hall Academy (present day Washington and Lee University), served as Oxford's pastor from 1788 to 1795. In 1868, local citizens, many of them Confederate veterans, constructed the present brick church in the Greek Revival style on part of the old stone church's foundation.

The Frank Padget Monument is a historic granite obelisk located in Centennial Park, at the intersection of Route 684, Blue Ridge Road and McCulloch Street in the town of Glasgow, Virginia, Rockbridge County. Erected in 1854, it is one of the earliest monuments in Virginia dedicated to honoring an African American slave. It stands as a testament to extraordinary courage, leadership, and self-sacrifice.

On January 21, 1854, heavy rains caused the James River to flood aggressively. A canal boat named the Clinton snapped its towrope and washed over the Mountain Dam, stranding its passengers in the treacherous rapids of Balcony Falls. Frank Padget, an enslaved man and highly skilled river boatman, stepped forward to lead a rescue team. Alongside five white volunteers, Padget navigated the raging waters and successfully saved dozens of stranded passengers. While making a final, perilous attempt to rescue the very last remaining passenger, Padget's craft crashed into a rock and shattered. Caught in the overwhelming current, Padget tragically drowned.

Deeply moved by Padget's ultimate sacrifice, an eyewitness to the tragedy, Captain Edward Echols, commissioned and paid for the monument in l854. The obelisk was initially erected next to Lock 16 of the Blue Ridge Canal along the James River. Over time, this location became remote, overgrown, and largely inaccessible to the public. In 1997, through community efforts, the monument was moved to its current location in Centennial Park near the Glasgow Town Hall, where it is preserved and accompanied by state historical markers.

The Buena Vista, Virginia Glen Maury Paxton home was built between 1829 and 1835 by the elder Elisha Paxton. This house was the family's principal plantation country home and the birthplace of General Elisha Paxton.

The Gen. Elisha Paxton home in Lexington, Virginia is located at 503 South Main Street, on the west side of the block between Jordan Street and Edmondson Avenue. Some of the later owners were John Brockenbrough, Col. Thomas Semmes, Charles Figgat, Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Allan, and Mrs. Wallace Ruff (Helen).

The Paxton House, historically nicknamed the "Münster House", is a three-story Victorian home located at the southeast corner of West Nelson Street and Lee Avenue in Lexington, Virginia. The home was built in 1895 by William McDowell. For much of its early life, it served as the prominent family home for the Paxton family, whose descendants still reside in the local area. In the late 20th century, the house was used as housing for Washington & Lee University fraternities, including Pi Kappa Alpha (Pike). By the 1990s, college students called it the "Münster House". The property was purchased by new owners in 2018. It now operates as a private family getaway and a popular historic vacation rental for visitors traveling to Lexington, VMI, and Washington & Lee.

This Petty family home may be located along Route 633, Rockbridge Alum Springs Road and Bratton's Run in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Local historical societies and family archives note that this property belonged to descendants of the Agnor, Petty, and Patterson families. The home sat abandoned for several decades starting in the mid-1980s before ultimately burning down. According to U.S. Census records from 1930, 1935, and 1940, James Clifton Petty and his family resided in the Kerrs Creek Magisterial District of Rockbridge County, specifically along what was then documented as County Road 633. He is recorded in county land transactions during the mid-20th century. For instance, archived issues of the Rockbridge County News from May 1946 note a property transfer where a J.C. Petty sold 7.5 acres of land on Brattons Run, near Goshen and Kerrs Creek, to David S. Day.

James Clifton Petty, lived in the area during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born around 1881 in Virginia to John Henry Petty and Mary Jane Petty. He married Zola Lucille Agnor, born about 1885. The couple raised a large family in the area, including children named Eugene Petty, George Petty, Guy Petty, Herman Petty, Ruth Petty, Harold Petty, and Russell Petty.

The Washington and Lee University Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house is located at 106 North Main Street, Lexington, Virginia. In this photo it shows the edge of the McKemy store and a frame house on the west side of North Main Street, north of Henry Street, which were both were demolished.

The Pines, the Gadsden home in Lexington, Virginia, is located at 111 Lee Avenue. The property dates back to 1819, when it was built by and for Benjamin Darst. Darst was a highly prominent local craftsman in the Rockbridge County building trades. In the 1880s, the home transitioned to General William Nelson Pendleton. He was a close colleague of Robert E. Lee and the rector of the local Grace Episcopal Church. He purchased The Pines as his retirement estate. The home's association with the Gadsden family came via General Pendleton's daughter, Annelletta "Lella" Pendleton, who married E. M. E. Gadsden. Their descendants, including the "Gadsden twins" and Ellinor Porcher Gadsden, lived in and maintained the property for generations. Throughout the mid-20th century, the Gadsden sisters ran The Pines as a high society boardinghouse and social hub.

The Rockbridge County, Virginia home of Miles Poindexte, the former U.S. Senator from Washington State and Ambassador to Peru, is a historic estate known as "Elk Cliff". The property is situated on the south bank of the James River near Natural Bridge Station, Virginia, in southern Rockbridge County. After retiring from his diplomatic and political career, Poindexter returned to Virginia and resided at Elk Cliff until his death on September 21, 1946. He shared the home with his brother, Fielding. Miles Poindexter was deeply connected to the area, having attended the local Fancy Hill Academy and graduated with a law degree from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.

In this photo he is standing in front of the house.

This house, located at 110 W. Preston Street in Lexington, Virginia, was built between 1821 and 1825 by the building partnership of Jordan and Darst It originally served as the home for Henry Ruffner, a professor who later became the president of Washington College. In 1844, the property was purchased by Colonel John Thomas Lewis Preston, one of the primary founders and a Latin professor at the neighboring Virginia Military Institute (VMI). Margaret Junkin Preston, following her marriage to Colonel Preston on August 3, 1857, moved into this three-story brick home. She stepped into the roles of homemaker and stepmother to his seven children. From this specific vantage point on Preston Street, she authored numerous stories and poems, including her acclaimed wartime ballad Beechenbrook, earning her wide distinction as the "Poet Laureate of the Confederacy". In June 1864, Margaret witnessed the devastation of the Civil War firsthand from this house. She documented the raid of Union General David Hunter's forces, which included the burning of VMI and the clearing out of her home's smokehouse and cellar.

The 207 North Randolph Street, Lexington, Virginia home was purchased in 1893 by William Price. The house had been moved from the Washington College campus in Lexington, Virginia. William, born in 1869, would serve as butler to Custis Lee, son of Robert E. Lee, who became president of Washington and Lee University after his father's death. William Price's daughters, Martha, Laura, and Frances, all became educators. Frances Price Ragsdale taught at the Buena Vista Colored School in Buena Vista, Virginia, from 1935 to 1957.

The Railroad history in Lexington, Virginia, is defined by late 19th century competition, geographic challenges, and the eventual conversion of the town's primary railway line into a popular rail trail. Passenger and freight train operations were entirely wiped out by severe flooding from Hurricane Camille in August 1969.

Prior to the coming of trains, the Lexington area heavily relied on the James River and Kanawha Canal and the North River Canal, now the Maury River. By the early 1880s, the railroad boom finally made its way to the city, introducing two competing lines:

The Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O), originating from the east, and the Richmond & Allegheny Railroad (later acquired by the C&O) built a line along the old canal towpath, terminating at Jordan's Point in Lexington by 1881. Because town space was tight, trains turned around before the point and backed into the station.

The Valley Railroad Company (later the B&O) built a line stretching south from Staunton, terminating in Lexington in 1883.

The two lines joined up northeast of the city and shared a single station on a site just west of downtown.

The Lexington Train Station was built in 1883. The historic station originally sat where Washington and Lee University's Wilson Hall is today. To save the depot from demolition, it was moved across the streed in 2004. It was restored and made the O D K Headquarters.

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