<![CDATA[The Stauntonian: Local History]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/s/local-historyhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Zk_h!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa5e66983-6f4a-45e7-86c0-fc45bbc19de7_256x256.pngThe Stauntonian: Local Historyhttps://www.stauntonian.com/s/local-historySubstackMon, 17 Aug 2026 07:27:58 GMT<![CDATA[When Woodrow Came Home]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/p/when-woodrow-came-homehttps://www.stauntonian.com/p/when-woodrow-came-homeFri, 07 Aug 2026 12:24:30 GMT
President Woodrow Wilson
President Woodrow Wilson. Photo by Library of Congress on Unsplash

Staunton tells the Woodrow Wilson story mostly in the museum tense: the manse, the artifacts, the Pierce-Arrow limousine. What the mu…

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]]><![CDATA[The Street That Almost Wasn’t Saved]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/p/the-street-that-almost-wasnt-savedhttps://www.stauntonian.com/p/the-street-that-almost-wasnt-savedWed, 29 Jul 2026 11:03:33 GMT
a street with buildings and people
Photo by mana5280 on Unsplash

Stand at the corner of Beverley and Augusta streets and turn slowly in a circle. The Beaux-Arts limestone of National Valley Bank, modeled on a Roman triumphal arch. The …

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]]><![CDATA[The Church That Ran a County]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/p/the-church-that-ran-a-countyhttps://www.stauntonian.com/p/the-church-that-ran-a-countyWed, 22 Jul 2026 11:05:38 GMT
Trinity Episcopal Church in Staunton, Virginia | Photo by Eric Strawser, Wikipedia

Sometime this month, if the schedule holds, workers will finish a million dollars’ worth of restoration at Trinity Ep…

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]]><![CDATA[The Asylum on the Hill]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/p/the-asylum-on-the-hillhttps://www.stauntonian.com/p/the-asylum-on-the-hillWed, 15 Jul 2026 11:04:51 GMT
Western State Hospital Complex | Photo by Ned Hartley, Wikipedia

The first patient arrived on the morning of July 24, 1828. He was a teacher, and the diagnosis written into the register was “hard stud…

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]]><![CDATA[The Doctor Who Made Staunton a Medical Crossroads]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/p/the-doctor-who-made-staunton-a-medicalhttps://www.stauntonian.com/p/the-doctor-who-made-staunton-a-medicalTue, 14 Jul 2026 11:14:01 GMT
Historical marker in downtown Staunton

Walk past the Augusta County Courthouse on South Augusta Street and you’ll find a state historical marker that most people breeze past without a second look. Mar…

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]]><![CDATA[A Hundred and Seventy Years of the Same Problem]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/p/a-hundred-and-seventy-years-of-thehttps://www.stauntonian.com/p/a-hundred-and-seventy-years-of-theWed, 01 Jul 2026 11:04:10 GMT
Byers Street in the Wharf District of downtown Staunton | Photo by Brad Thomas

Just before nine o’clock on the night of August 8, 2020, the sky over downtown Staunton opened up and refused to let go.…

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]]><![CDATA[Where the Fourth of July Was Born, Sheltered, and Silenced]]>https://www.stauntonian.com/p/where-the-fourth-of-july-was-bornhttps://www.stauntonian.com/p/where-the-fourth-of-july-was-bornSat, 27 Jun 2026 12:13:59 GMT

Independence Day has deep roots in Staunton. Long before parades looped the park or fireworks lit the valley, this city shaped the holiday and then, during its worst years, watched the holiday turn h…

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