Strasburg, Virginia Strasburg, Virginia Strasburg Theater Strasburg Theater Flag of Strasburg, Virginia Flag Official seal of Strasburg, Virginia Strasburg, Virginia is positioned in Virginia Strasburg, Virginia - Strasburg, Virginia Location of Strasburg in Virginia Strasburg / str zb r / is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States, which was established in 1761 by Peter Stover.
It is the biggest town by populace in the county and is known for its pottery, antiques, and Civil War history. The populace was 6,398 at the 2010 census.
German-speaking Pennsylvanians were among the first non-native pioneer to arrive in the northern Shenandoah Valley and Strasburg area.
On August 21, 1734 speculator Henry Willis was granted 2,030 acres (8.2 km2) total of this territory by William Gooch, Virginia's Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief. Gooch wished to settle the valley to problematic a buffer between Native American tribes and the rest of the Virginia colony.
In contrast to the English culture found east of the Blue Ridge, Strasburg was settled with family farms and suburbs clean water plantations; several slaves; and Germanic language, religions, architecture and decorative arts.
Later nicknamed "Pot Town," Strasburg also became a center for the manufacturing of both utilitarian and fancy earthenware and stoneware pottery.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, many inhabitants worked for the barns trade and at limestone quarries; after WW II, other industries came to Strasburg, including paper and auto parts manufacture.
Today Strasburg boasts a burgeoning service economy, exhibitions, charming eateries, various antique stores and other shops.
Strasburg has maintained its hospitable small town charm. Peter Stover (Petrus Stauffer) is considered the founder of the town of Strasburg.
His son Peter migrated south to Virginia by 1730 and to the Shenandoah Valley as early as 1739.
Stover applied for a town charter in November 1761 giving the town the official name of Strasburg. The name was taken from Strasbourg, the capital of Alsace, France.
Peter eventually married Frainey Funk, before he died August 13, 1799 at the age of 84. He was railwayby eight children. Being a philanthropist for most of his life, Stover's will left territory and $10,000 to the improve to establish schools. A monument resides in Strasburg's Riverview Cemetery honoring Peter Stover, but the whereabouts of his grave is unknown.
Strasburg has experienced rapid expansion along its northern corridor due to the fact that Washington D.C.
Strasburg is positioned at 38 59 26 N 78 21 31 W (38.990550, 78.358615) in the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley.
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park is positioned in and around Strasburg.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km2), of which, 3.2 square miles (8.2 km2) of it is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.63%) is water.
Central Strasburg The most heralded exhibition in Strasburg is the Strasburg Museum.
The building was once home to the Strasburg Stone and Earthenware Manufacturing Company and later was converted to a Southern Railway depot.
The now closed Stonewall Jackson Museum at Hupp's Hill was redeveloped by the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation and reopened on May 7, 2011 as the Hupp's Hill Cedar Creek Museum at Hupp's Hill Civil War Park. A close-by cave called Crystal Caverns at Hupp's Hill was open for tourism from 1922 to 2010. The historic postal service in Strasburg includes a New Deal WPA mural titled Apple Orchard.
In June 2011, Strasburg welcomed their first Valley Baseball League team called "The Strasburg Express." Strasburg's basketball,baseball, and football team is called the "Rams".
Strasburg holds two celebrations each year: Mayfest and Oktoberfest.
Other prominent destinations include the Strasburg Antique Emporium and Flea Market and the Iron Rose bohemian clothing and accessories shop.
Iron Rose is run by Danni Leigh, a Nashville nation and star and indigenous of Strasburg.
Strasburg offers overnight accommodations at Hotel Strasburg, homed in a Victorian building dating to 1902.
The Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove, Hupp House, Strasburg Historic District, Strasburg Museum, Mount Pleasant, and Stoner-Keller House and Mill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Students residing in the northern third of Shenandoah County attend one of three enhance schools positioned near Strasburg.
Located inside the town limits, Strasburg High School serves ninth through twelfth graders.
The schools are administrated by the Shenandoah County Public School system, which is positioned in Woodstock, and the Virginia Department of Education, which is positioned in Richmond.
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