Old Rag, Virginia
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Old Rag(sometimes written Oldrag)[1]was anunincorporated communitylocated inMadison County, Virginia,onOld Rag Mountain.Originally known as Weakley Valley, Old Rag was inhabited by white people in the 1770s. By 1900, Old Rag had a post office,[2]a school, two churches and two stores,[3][4]and a cemetery.[5]
In 1936 the Old Rag post office, which was the last remaining post office inShenandoah National Park,closed permanently.[6]Residents of Old Rag and several other communities were resettled to Ida Valley near the Madison Courthouse.[7][3]
References
[edit]- ^"He surveys the Old Rag Racecourse".Richmond Times-Dispatch.June 11, 1952. p. 18 – via newspapers.
- ^"Postmaster at Old Rag, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia".Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
- ^ab"Mountain Settlements (U.S. National Park Service)".nps.gov.
- ^"Oldrag, Va Minister explains conditions prevailing in highlands".Evening Star.September 1, 1929. p. 2 – via newspapers.
- ^Horning, Audrey J. (January 2000)."Shenandoah's Secret History".Archaeology.53(1): 49.JSTOR41779445.RetrievedSeptember 26,2023.
- ^"Old Rag, Virginia. Post office closed".Evening Star.January 23, 1936. p. 14.
- ^"Byrd leads trot to top of old rag".Evening Star.October 24, 1960. p. 25.
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