A history of Shenandoah,
since 1837
Postcards, papers and photographs of Shenandoah from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town was founded in 1837 by two brothers, Daniel and Henry Forrer, who settled in the area to take advantage of the natural resources found in and around Shenandoah. The natural resources included extensive iron ore deposits, hardwood, high-grade limestone, and waterpower. The proximity to the South Fork of the Shenandoah River was also a great benefit and was later used by the Forrers to transport iron ore and other commodities produced by the Shenandoah Iron Works to broader markets downstream.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Shenandoah’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCH-NB - USA, Shenandoah Valley-VA…, 1936: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Shenandoah, decade by decade
CommonsCH-NB - USA, Shenandoah Valley-VA- Kirche (Lokalisierung un…1936
CommonsCH-NB - USA, Shenandoah Valley-VA- Kirche (Lokalisierung un…1936
CommonsCH-NB - USA, Shenandoah-VA- Haus - Annemarie Schwarzenbach …1936
CommonsCH-NB - USA, Shenandoah-VA- Haus - Annemarie Schwarzenbach …1936
CommonsCH-NB - USA, Shenandoah-VA- Haus - Annemarie Schwarzenbach …1936
CommonsCH-NB - USA, Shenandoah-VA- Häuser - Annemarie Schwarzenbac…19361990s
4 historic places in Shenandoah
Shenandoah has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 456 historic buildings, because Shenandoah Historic District alone counts 451.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as CH-NB - USA, Shenandoah Valley-VA- Kirche (Lokalisierung unsicher) - Annemarie Schwarzenbach - SLA-Schwarzenbach-A-5-11… (1936) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.