Rural Valley Area Buildings and Scenes


Places From Past and Present

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First Lutheran (previously Grace Reformed) Church.

First Lutheran (previously Grace Reformed) Church.

Methodist Church.

Methodist Church.

Rural Valley (Shannock Valley, Hope, NuValley) Presbyterian Church.

Rural Valley (Shannock Valley, Hope, NuValley) Presbyterian Church.

Yatesboro Presbyterian Church circa 1909.

Yatesboro Presbyterian Church circa 1909.

Yatesboro Presbyterian Church.

Yatesboro Presbyterian Church.

St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church in NuMine.

St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church in NuMine.

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.

Salem United Church of Christ (Salem Reformed Church, Hill's Church), Original Building.

Salem United Church of Christ (Salem Reformed Church, Hill's Church), Original Building.

Salem United Church of Christ (Salem Reformed Church, Hill's Church), 1922.

Salem United Church of Christ (Salem Reformed Church, Hill's Church), 1922.

Salem United Church of Christ (Salem Reformed Church, Hill's Church), 2001.

Salem United Church of Christ (Salem Reformed Church, Hill's Church), 2001.

 Unidentified Church - Possibly First Lutheran, then Grace Reformed.

Unidentified Church - Possibly First Lutheran, then Grace Reformed.

The church at Blanco.

The church at Blanco.

Atwood United Presbyterian Church.

Atwood United Presbyterian Church.

 North side, 800 block, Main Street.

North side, 800 block, Main Street.

 North side, 800 block, Main Street, 1910.

North side, 800 block, Main Street, 1910.

800 Block, Main Street.

800 Block, Main Street.

900 Block, Main Street, 1910.

900 Block, Main Street, 1910.

 Caylor's Store and Drug Store, Main Street, 1910.

Caylor's Store and Drug Store, Main Street, 1910.

East Main Street.

East Main Street.

 Memorial Day (?), 1902.

Memorial Day (?), 1902.

 Main Street, downtown.

Main Street, downtown.

 Main Street, downtown, 1912 (?).

Main Street, downtown, 1912 (?).

 Main Street, downtown.

Main Street, downtown.

 Main Street, downtown.

Main Street, downtown.

 Main Street, downtown.

Main Street, downtown.

 Main Street, downtown.

Main Street, downtown.

Main Street, downtown.

Main Street, downtown.

Crouch's Restaurant.

Crouch's Restaurant.

Three Early Hotels

Three Early Hotels

Kirkpatrick Hotel, 1856.

Kirkpatrick Hotel, 1856.

Kirkpatrick Hotel, 1959.

Kirkpatrick Hotel, 1959.

 St. James Hotel, 1905(?).

St. James Hotel, 1905(?).

Traveler's Hotel.

Traveler's Hotel.

Valley Hotel.

Valley Hotel.

Greenlawn Hotel.

Greenlawn Hotel.

The Stone House on Rt. 85.

The Stone House on Rt. 85.

The Stone House on Rt. 85.

The Stone House on Rt. 85.

Opera House and Grange Hall

Opera House and Grange Hall

Liberty Theatre.

Liberty Theatre.

Liberty Theatre.

Liberty Theatre.

Rearick's Garage, Main Street, 1927.

Rearick's Garage, Main Street, 1927.

Rearick's Garage.

Rearick's Garage.

Rearick's Garage.

Rearick's Garage.

Ambrose house, Washington Avenue, 1907.

Ambrose house, Washington Avenue, 1907.

Huber House, circa 1908.

Huber House, circa 1908.

J.C. Neal House.

J.C. Neal House.

Main Street homes, 1909.

Main Street homes, 1909.

The turn on Main Street.

The turn on Main Street.

Main Street homes, about 1939.

Main Street homes, about 1939.

Main Street homes.

Main Street homes.

West Main Street.

West Main Street.

Meadow behind Moore's house.

Meadow behind Moore's house.

Lauster's Mill.

Lauster's Mill.

Valley Supply Company, Yatesboro.

Valley Supply Company, Yatesboro.

Shannock Valley Development Corp. - Associated Fabricators.

Shannock Valley Development Corp. - Associated Fabricators.

Shannock Valley Development Corp. - Season-All.

Shannock Valley Development Corp. - Season-All.

Community Picnic in the 1940s.

Community Picnic in the 1940s.

Sunset Grove Picture and History.

Sunset Grove Picture and History.

Pump Station near the Stone House.

Pump Station near the Stone House.

B. R. & P Railroad Station, Echo.

B. R. & P Railroad Station, Echo.

Train Wreck at Echo in the 1940s - Picture 2 of 2.

Train Wreck at Echo in the 1940s - Picture 2 of 2.

Train Wreck at Echo in the 1940s - Picture 1 of 2.

Train Wreck at Echo in the 1940s - Picture 1 of 2.

The Flood at Echo, 1936 - Picture 1 of 3.

The Flood at Echo, 1936 - Picture 1 of 3.

The Flood at Echo, 1936 - Picture 2 of 3.

The Flood at Echo, 1936 - Picture 2 of 3.

The Flood at Echo, 1936 - Picture 3 of 3.

The Flood at Echo, 1936 - Picture 3 of 3.

Barn Raising.

Barn Raising.

Plowing.

Plowing.

Harvesting, 1939, Addison Smeltzer Farm

Harvesting, 1939, Addison Smeltzer Farm

Team of Oxen, and Boys on Hay Rake.

Team of Oxen, and Boys on Hay Rake.

Schrecengost House in Sunnyside.

Schrecengost House in Sunnyside.

Peters Store at Blanco.

Peters Store at Blanco.

The Sturchell Store at Skunktown.

The Sturchell Store at Skunktown.

Lasher's Store at Skunktown.

Lasher's Store at Skunktown.

Lasher's Store at Skunktown, 1947.

Lasher's Store at Skunktown, 1947.

Lasher's Store at Skunktown - Interior, 1965.

Lasher's Store at Skunktown - Interior, 1965.

Lasher's Store at Skunkown - Interior, 1965.

Lasher's Store at Skunkown - Interior, 1965.

NuMine in the 1950s.

NuMine in the 1950s.

NuMine Company Store and Post Office

NuMine Company Store and Post Office

Old Rural Valley Bank Building.

Old Rural Valley Bank Building.

Early Peoples National Bank Buildings.

Early Peoples National Bank Buildings.

Peoples National Bank Construction.

Peoples National Bank Construction.

Boyer Float, Fourth of July, 1909.

Boyer Float, Fourth of July, 1909.

Boyer Meat Market.

Boyer Meat Market.

Boyer Market, 915 Main Street

Boyer Market, 915 Main Street

South Water Street - Sowers' Garage - Ammond's Tannery

South Water Street - Sowers' Garage - Ammond's Tannery

Kroh's Roundtop.

Kroh's Roundtop.

Street Scenes of Rural Valley.

Street Scenes of Rural Valley.

Palilla's Market, 1923.

Palilla's Market, 1923.

Floats, Route 85 Opening Parade, 1924.

Floats, Route 85 Opening Parade, 1924.

Newspaper (1914) and Telephone (1915) Offices.

Newspaper (1914) and Telephone (1915) Offices.

Johnston Beyer Hardware Co.

Johnston Beyer Hardware Co.

World War II Plane Spotting Building.

World War II Plane Spotting Building.

Rural Valley Railroad.

Rural Valley Railroad.

Keystone Store Company.

Keystone Store Company.

Rural Valley Wholesale & Retail Liquor Store.

Rural Valley Wholesale & Retail Liquor Store.

H.W. Smith Hardware and Furniture.

H.W. Smith Hardware and Furniture.

Doc's Place.

Doc's Place.

Rural Valley Borough Water Reservoir Project - 1934.

Rural Valley Borough Water Reservoir Project - 1934.

Rural Valley Bakery, 1924.

Rural Valley Bakery, 1924.

Templeton Barber Shop.

Templeton Barber Shop.

Office and Staff of the <i>Rural Valley Advance.</i>

Office and Staff of the Rural Valley Advance.

H. O. and Lydia Alice (Jewart) Peters on School Street, 1912.

H. O. and Lydia Alice (Jewart) Peters on School Street, 1912.

Armistice Day Services, Nov. 11, 1929.

Armistice Day Services, Nov. 11, 1929.

Stewart Family Farm House.

Stewart Family Farm House.

Moore's Hardware, some time around 1935 to 1940.

Moore's Hardware, some time around 1935 to 1940.

Curly Moore Chevrolet. 1971.

Curly Moore Chevrolet. 1971.

Brick Paving of Main Street, Rural Valley.

Brick Paving of Main Street, Rural Valley.

Last updated on January 16, 2025