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Early Travel

Helen Smith by Helen Smith
January 6, 2025
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Courtesy of the Plains District Memorial Museum’s Current Exhibit.

In the 18th century, horses and wagons or carriages were the modes of transportation through the valley. With the development of a road system, stagecoaches began travel.

The advent of affordable automobiles meant fewer horses and more traffic even in the 1920s. Here, two autos travel down the unpaved, one-lane Valley Pike between Harrisonburg and Mount Crawford. The landscape is currently covered with dealers offering new and used automobiles. (Kermit Early collection).
Old Stagecoach which traveled the early pikes in the Shenandoah Valley.
Helen Smith

Helen Smith

Helen Wampler Smith is a native of Mayland VA who currently lives with her husband on Main St. in Broadway. She holds a MA Degree in History from the University of Maryland and currently serves as Board Chair and Exhibit Coordinator at Plains District Memorial Museum in Timberville, VA.

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