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 -- Former students of the old Woodstock school could bring their lives full circle with the building now allowed to become an apartment complex for seniors.
WOODSTOCK -- American Legion Post 199 will hold its Veterans Day event at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The time is significant, member Ray Powell said, because the armistice for World War I was signed at the 11th hour of the 11th...
WOODSTOCK -- Three weeks after it appeared as if his case would linger in Shenandoah County Circuit Court even longer, Travis Lee Lam pleaded guilty to 18 burglary and grand larceny charges Wednesday morning.
WOODSTOCK -- A Harrisonburg woman accused of stealing money from the New Market Volunteer Rescue Squad to bail a friend out of the Shenandoah County Jail received no active incarceration after pleading guilty to misdemeanor embezzlement Wednesday morning in Circuit Court.
WOODSTOCK -- Following public outcry over the recent real estate reassessments, two members of the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors are vowing not to raise taxes in 2010.
WOODSTOCK -- With hundreds of people angry about the recent real estate reassessments present, the chairman of the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors conceded Thursday night that a meeting with the appraisal group to get justification of its findings was needed.
The 15th District House of Delegates race may have been overshadowed by contests higher up the ballot, but the tilt between Del. Todd Gilbert, R-Woodstock, and Democrat John Lesinski has been a spirited one.
WOODSTOCK -- After weeks of anticipation, one male student finally had the chance to pose the all-important question as he walked into Dana Fisher's leadership development class at Central High School on Tuesday afternoon.
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WOODSTOCK -- Following public outcry over the recent real estate reassessments, two members of the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors are vowing not to raise taxes in 2010.
WOODSTOCK -- With hundreds of people angry about the recent real estate reassessments present, the chairman of the Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors conceded Thursday night that a meeting with the appraisal group to get justification of its findings was needed.
WOODSTOCK -- After weeks of anticipation, one male student finally had the chance to pose the all-important question as he walked into Dana Fisher's leadership development class at Central High School on Tuesday afternoon.
