August 19, 2008
STANLEY: Waynesboro’s largest employers: 1926-2008
Waynesboro’s chief manufacturing era occurred between 1926 and 1980 as Crompton-Shenandoah, E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Basic Witz, Wayne Manufacturing, Dawbarn Brothers, General Electric and other plants set up shop in Waynesboro, employing area residents.August 06, 2008
STANLEY: Formation of Augusta County
When Virginia was chartered as a colony of England in 1609, the territory was extensive.June 30, 2008
1940 to 2008: The history of the YMCA in Waynesboro
Prior to 1922, when Wilson High School opened on Pine at 11th Street, gyms that allowed youth play did not exist in Waynesboro, except at the two private schools, Fishburne and Fairfax Hall.June 23, 2008
1897-2008: From Clifton Forge-Waynesboro Telephone Company to nTelos
The company that became nTelos was initiated as the Appleman and Fishburne Company above Fishburne and Sons Pharmacy at Main and Wayne in the mid-1890s.June 16, 2008
1982-2008: The development of the Wildlife Center of Virginia
A recent story about an eaglet born in the Norfolk Botanical Garden with a growth on its beak, received at the Wildlife Center of Virginia near Waynesboro in May 2008, exemplifies the quality of treatment injured wildlife receive at the center.June 09, 2008
1943: WWII casualties bring Army hospital to Fishersville
Robert G. Slawson, M.D., of Wintergreen, suggested recently that General “Stonewall” Jackson’s death after Chancellorsville in May 1863 may have resulted from broken ribs he received from a fall off a stretcher and complications from pneumonia, despite wounds to his right hand and left arm.June 02, 2008
1969: Valley Workshops, now Vector Industries Inc., established in Waynesboro
During the mid-1960s, Congressional legislation set the stage for the development of sheltered workshops to provide jobs and employment training for persons with severe disabilities. Previously, few job opportunities existed for this population.May 19, 2008
The history of Western State and DeJarnette Sanitarium
Between the late 1700s and the 1970s, Virginia had a practice of institutionalizing handicapped populations that were inadequately served in Virginia localities. The commonwealth was an early state providing services for the mentally ill.May 12, 2008
The history of the District Home and farm
Goats now graze the hills above the former District Home and farm, now privately owned, on Duke Road near the South River. A decade ago this regional and state-funded institution was home to 151 residents, 91 in the nursing home and 60 in assisted living.April 28, 2008
The development of the Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail (AT), a 2,175-mile footpath, passes through 14 states between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine and passes Rockfish Gap above Waynesboro.April 22, 2008
Mountaineer families lived off the land
Mountaineers by the early 1900s were regarded as primitive, uneducated and backward by urban progressives who pursued a modern lifestyle.April 15, 2008
The development of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Afton to the Smokey Mountains
Settlement of the southern Appalachia began a decade before the American Revolution. Early settlers traveled down the “Great Wagon Road” from Philadelphia to the Carolina Piedmont and through mountain gaps into Virginia, North Carolina and other states.The development of the Blue Ridge Parkway from Afton to the Smokey Mountains
Settlement of the southern Appalachia began a decade before the American Revolution. Early settlers traveled down the “Great Wagon Road” from Philadelphia to the Carolina Piedmont and through mountain gaps into Virginia, North Carolina and other states.Page 1 of 1 pages
