By The Shenandoah Stories team
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.…

By The Shenandoah Stories team
On September 26, 1924 the Woodstock Times and Edinburg Sentinel Combined reported William L. Click of Conicville was shot by Deputy Sheriff McKinley Ryman as he was attempting to escape after Ryman found his still. Ryman was Click's neighbor. They…

By The Shenandoah Stories team
On April 10, 1924, the Daily News Record reported Harry Braithwaite of Harrisonburg, Virginia, was arrested for being part of a group that illegally transported, or “ran,” whiskey from Shenandoah County. The paper noted he had been caught with 30…

By Shenandoah County Library
Around 1900, this two story, frame house was constructed in Conicville Virginia. Attached to the house is a single story structure that once served as the Conicville store. Oral history indicates the house may be one of the oldest in Conicville.…

By Shenandoah County Library
The first school in what is now Conicville opened in 1873. It was a one room school that stood in the middle of the community which was then called Cabin Hill. It was replaced by a two room school within 10 years. That structure was located on…

By Shenandoah County Library
Christ Church UCC traces its history back to 1838 when it, acting under the German Reformed denomination, agreed to share a church building with St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church. This arrangement lasted until 1887 when Christ’s Congregation built a…

By Shenandoah County Library
This structure was built around 1749 by Jacob Rinker, an immigrant. The building tops a spring and was most likely designed to protect residents from Native American war parties who were fighting European encroachment. Rinker’s son, also named Jacob,…