Luray and Page County Revisited

Luray Caverns, discovered in the quiet valley community of Luray in 1878, became the main attraction in Page County. In hopes of capitalizing on this new found �Wonder of the World,� executives of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad completed the rail from Hagerstown and Basic City to Luray by 1881. Mann Almond drove the final ceremonial spike just north of Deford�s Tannery in Luray. With the arrival of the railroad came a new economy supported by passengers, excursionists, lodging, and freight trans