by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | Jul 21, 2013 | Blog
by Richard G. Williams, Jr. In 1947, a 12-year old boy sat at a desk in a bedroom of his grandfather’s home. There he sketched a pencil drawing of his hero–General Robert E. Lee. It is an excellent profile likeness of the good General; especially considering it was...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | Jun 16, 2013 | Blog
Here’s an earlier depiction of the early Basic and Waynesboro area. It is taken from the book, “1835 Gazetteer of Virginia and the District of Columbia” by Joseph Martin. “Waynesboro’s P.V. 109 ms. from R. and 10 from W., situated at the...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | Jun 16, 2013 | Blog
Well before the Romans, or the Greeks or the Egyptians created their cultures, an ethnic group known as the “First People” began its colonization of North American. There are a number of theories of how the original settlers came to the continent. Some belive they...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | Jun 16, 2013 | Blog
This Spring is located at the south bend of Arch Avenue near the back of the Crompton Plant. This spring was also noted for its minerals and “healing” qualities. Water cress is visible along these banks today. In this immediate area, the hikers of the...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | Jun 16, 2013 | Blog
After producing the first skein of acetate on November 1, 1929 to make Rayon, the worlds’ first synthetic fiber, the DuPont Waynesboro plant helped Waynesboro evolve into a major Valley manufacturing town. Through 1958, the Waynesboro DuPont plant specialized...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | Jun 13, 2013 | Blog
Crompton-Shenandoah Company became a textile reality in Waynesboro in 1927. It’s parent company of Crompton Company of Crompton, Rhode Island started this branch to provide the dyeing and finishing of the gray corduroy and velveteen goods (woven fabric off the...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | May 16, 2013 | Blog
Augusta County and the Shenandoah Valley were more rural in the 1940s than they are today. Farms and orchards, especially apple orchards, were numerous. Waynesboro was particularly rich with its orchards, cider and vinegar mills, canning industry and a huge storage...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | May 16, 2013 | Blog
Dueling in Waynesboro? With pistols at 20 paces and with seconds? Yes, indeed. Dueling was outlawed in Virginia in 1810 after the famous duel between Alexander Hamilton, ex-Secretary of the Treasury and Vice President Aaron Burr. Hamilton was on the losing end of the...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | May 14, 2013 | Blog
What good fortune for us that Claudius Crozet chose to live in Virginia and for Waynesboro to benefit from his many talents. They called him “genius,” “Pathfinder of the Blue Ridge Mountain” and Thomas Jefferson proclaimed him to be “the best mathematician in...
by Waynesboro Heritage Foundation | May 12, 2013 | Blog
Jubal Anderson Early was born November 3, 1816 in Franklin County, Virginia. He was the third oldest and second son of ten children to Joab and Ruth Early. In keeping with family tradition he was named after a biblical character (Genesis 4:21). His father raised...
