Winchester in 1926
Source: Library of Congress, Bird's eye map of the city of Winchester (1926)
Winchester in 1926
Source: Library of Congress, Bird's eye map of the city of Winchester (1926)
the Winchester City Reservoir (24) was located behind Handley school (23) in 1926
Source: Library of Congress, Bird's eye map of the city of Winchester (1926)
Winchester developed a transportation network, with turnpikes crossing gaps in the Blue Ridge and a railroad linking the town to Baltimore (via Harpers Ferry) prior to the Civil War
Source: Library of Congress, A map of the state of Virginia (by Herman Boye 1826, updated by Lewis von Buchholtz 1859)
Second Mississippi Regiment marching through Winchester in June, 1861
Source: Harper's Weekly, Harpers Ferry (August 3, 1861, p.493)
Winchester was connected by railroad to Baltimore before Alexandria had any railroad
Source: David Rumsey Map Collection, New Map Of Virginia (by Henry S. Tanner, 1836)