Luray Caverns; discovered in the quiet valley community of Luray in 1878; became the main attraction in Page County. In hopes of capitalizing on this new found �Wonder of the World;� executives of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad completed the rail from Hagerstown and Basic City to Luray by 1881. Mann Almond drove the final ceremonial spike just north of Deford�s Tannery in Luray. With the arrival of the railroad came a new economy supported by passengers; excursionists; lodging; and freight transport. The bulk of these transports were Eureka Mining Company�s mineral extractions and Shenandoah�s �BigGem� iron bloom shipments. Luray�s own �Mercantile Mile� leading to the caverns was laden with storehouses; offering goods found in larger cities; and the rail brought visitors in droves. The photographers who produced the images contained here did so only as a means of income; but today their work is our visual link to the past.
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