The Shenandoah County Courthouse was designed by Thomas Jefferson and built in 1795. Photo by Rich Cooley/Daily
The historic town of Woodstock started out many years ago under a different name. In 1752, settler Jacob Miller founded Muellerstadt, or Miller Town, on land granted by Lord Fairfax. Miller Town was renamed Woodstock in 1761 after George Washington helped get it established by charter.
In 1722, the town became the county seat of Shenandoah County, where its courthouse, designed by Thomas Jefferson and built in 1795, is the oldest courthouse west of the Blue Ridge Mountains still in use.
Today, Woodstock boasts a variety of restaurants, accommodations and specialty shops. For more information on things to do, see and where to shop in Woodstock, click on Woodstock-area advertiser ads shown on this page.
WOODSTOCK -- Shenandoah County Circuit Judge Dennis L. Hupp formally sentenced Jody Lynn Bradley on Wednesday to 12 years in prison for the gunshot murder of Brendon Manning Barker.
Vietnam veteran Art LaFlam, 62, of Woodstock, battled the wind and rain throughout the day on Veterans Day to wave the American flag along the West Reservoir Road bridge over Interstate 81.
WOODSTOCK -- Shenandoah County Circuit Judge Dennis L. Hupp formally sentenced Jody Lynn Bradley on Wednesday to 12 years in prison for the gunshot murder of Brendon Manning Barker.
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Vietnam veteran Art LaFlam, 62, of Woodstock, battled the wind and rain throughout the day on Veterans Day to wave the American flag along the West Reservoir Road bridge over Interstate 81.
