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  2. Winchester and Western Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Winchester & Western was initially incorporated on August 16, 1916, for the purpose of tapping the forests of southeastern Hampshire County, West Virginia, and southwestern Frederick County, Virginia, in order to supply railroad ties and timber to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. [3] The idea of building such a conduit to tap these resources ...

  3. The Winchester Star - Wikipedia

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    English. Headquarters. 100 N.Loudoun St, Ste 110, Winchester, Virginia United States. Circulation. 11,829 Daily. 12,591 Saturday (as of 2021) [1] Website. winchesterstar .com. The Winchester Star is a daily newspaper (Monday-Friday) based in Winchester, Virginia covering the Shenandoah Valley area.

  4. Stephens City, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Stephens City ( / ˈstiːvənz / STEE-vənz) is an incorporated town in the southern part of Frederick County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 2,016 at the time of the 2020 census, and an estimated population of 2,096 in 2022. [5] [6] Founded by Peter Stephens in the 1730s, the colonial town was chartered and named for Lewis ...

  5. Bonnie Blue Southern Market & Bakery - Wikipedia

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    Designated CP. January 5, 2016. Bonnie Blue Southern Market & Bakery, more commonly known as Bonnie Blue, is a restaurant located at 334 West Boscawen Street in Winchester, Virginia, United States. It specializes in barbecuing various meats, and offers side dishes and baked goods. The meat and other items are often purchased from local ...

  6. List of newspapers in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Marlin Chronicle – student newspaper of Virginia Wesleyan University. Ring-tum Phi – student newspaper of the Washington and Lee University. The Rotunda – student newspaper of Longwood University. Spartan Echo – student newspaper of Norfolk State University. The Tartan – student newspaper of Radford University.

  7. Winchester, Virginia, in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Winchester Medical College, Winchester, Virginia (detail) John Brown was the Union's hero and the Confederacy's villain in the Civil War. He died to end slavery. Union soldiers marched to John Brown's Body, which became the Battle Hymn of the Republic. It was the assassination of Lincoln that displaced Brown from the nation's consciousness.

  8. Winchester, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    winchesterva.gov. Winchester is the northwesternmost independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Frederick County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. [5] As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 28,120. [6]

  9. Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr. - Wikipedia

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    Byrd moved to Winchester Virginia from West Virginia in 1887 and became a wealthy apple grower in the Shenandoah Valley and published the Winchester Star newspaper. He represented Winchester in the Virginia House of Delegates, and served as that body's Speaker from 1908 until 1914. He was the United States Attorney for the Western District of ...