Stories tagged "Alcohol": 111
Walter Rinker Still
During the second half of the 20th century Walter Rinker operated a still and sold alcohol in the Deerhead/Hudsons Cross Road communities. He also operated a store in the area.
Zirkle Store
Sometime in the late 19th century Captain T. J. Adams operated a general store in Quicksburg Virginia. He died in 1904 and Clarence Lafayette Zirkle bought the business. Zirkle would have sold a wide array of items ranging from dry goods to farm…
Edinburg Town Hall
In November of 1903 the Town Council of Edinburg Virginia signed a contract with John Clinedinst for building a new town hall. This structure constructed on land belonging to the local Masons.
The first floor of Town Hall was built to accommodate…
Charles E. Headly Ordinary
On May 25, 1905 the Shenandoah Valley newspaper reported Charles E. Headly had been granted a license to keep an ordinary in Orkney Springs. The exact location of this business is unknown.
Clarence W. Parks Still
On January 16, 1925 the Woodstock Times and Edinburg Sentinel Combined reported that Hamburg resident and carpenter Clarence W. Parks, aged 58, had been convicted of having a still and liquor on his property. He was sentenced to three months in jail…
Michael Clary Distillery
On May 11 1905 New Market's Shenandoah Valley newspaper reported Michael Clary of Alonzaville had been granted a license to distill whiskey. The exact location of his still and when he operated it is unknown.
T.L. Dellinger Distillery
On September 29 1904 New Market's Shenandoah Valley newspaper reported T.L. Dellinger of Jerome had been granted a license to distill brandy. On May 11 1905 the same paper reported he had been granted a license for that year. The exact location of…
David A. Dellinger Distillery
On September 29 1904 the Shenandoah Valley newspaper in New Market Virginia reported David A. Dellinger had been granted a license to distill brandy at his home near Conicville Virginia. The following year the Shenandoah Valley reported David A.…
Holtzman Hotel
The 1885 Lake's Atlas of Shenandoah and Page Counties notes the "Shenandoah House" stood on this site. It would have served travelers on the Valley Turnpike and from the nearby rail line.
Sometime in the last decade of the 19th century/first…