Bealeton,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Bealeton from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Bealeton was originally a stop on the former Orange and Alexandria Railroad (absorbed ultimately into the Southern Railway in 1894, now Norfolk Southern), and the old railroad station building can be seen in the Bealeton Station development in front of the Bealeton Library building. The building was previously located on County Road 805, Bealeton Road, which runs parallel and near the railway. The area was a major traveling point during the Civil War and saw many skirmishes related to nearby engagements.
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Finish Bealeton’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCamp of Military Telegraph Corps,…, 1863: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Bealeton, decade by decade
CommonsCamp of Military Telegraph Corps, Bealeton, Va., August 18631863
LOCBealeton, Va. Drum corps, 93d New York Infantry1863
LOCBealeton, Va. Company G, 93d New York Infantry1863
LOCBealeton, Va. Sutler's tent at Army of the Potomac headquar…1863
LOCBealeton, Va. Group of military telegraph operators, headqu…1863
LOCBealeton, Va. Capt. Henry Page, assistant quartermaster, at…1863Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Camp of Military Telegraph Corps, Bealeton, Va., August 1863 (1863) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1) and the Library of Congress (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.