Stories tagged "Conicville": 5
J.P. Ryman house and Store
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.…
Anthony Miller House and Blacksmith Shop
Sometime around 1890 this two story, frame house was constructed in the village of Conicville. At the same time a long one-story workshop was built just to the south of the house.
Both were owned by Anthony Miller, a local blacksmith. He lived in…
Conicville School
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…
Christ UCC Church
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…
Rinker Stone House
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,…