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Woodstock in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The oldest business in Woodstock

The Shenandoah Valley-Herald

 
 
The oldest business in Woodstock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 13, 2014
1. The oldest business in Woodstock Marker
Inscription. Combining two of Virginia’s oldest weekly newspapers. Shenandoah Valley Est. 1806 – Woodstock Herald Est. 1817.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: CommunicationsIndustry & Commerce.
 
Location. 38° 53.023′ N, 78° 30.243′ W. Marker is in Woodstock, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It is on North Main Street (U.S. 11) when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 North Main Street, Woodstock VA 22664, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mabel Lee Walton and Sigma Sigma Sigma (within shouting distance of this marker); 1LT Charles Bare Gatewood (within shouting distance of this marker); Fanny Stone (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Superhighway (about 400 feet away); Mt. Zion Methodist Church (about 600 feet away); Shenandoah County Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Edinburg (about 600 feet away); Town of Strasburg (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodstock.
 
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The oldest business in Woodstock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 13, 2014
2. The oldest business in Woodstock Marker
The Shenandoah Valley-Herald Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 13, 2014
3. The Shenandoah Valley-Herald Building
The Shenandoah Valley-Herald<br>at 207 N. Main Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 13, 2014
4. The Shenandoah Valley-Herald
at 207 N. Main Street
The Shenandoah Valley-Herald image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 13, 2014
5. The Shenandoah Valley-Herald
—Combining two of Virginia's oldest newspapers—

The Shenandoah Herald
Established 1817

Shenandoah Valley
Established 1806
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 422 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 22, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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