Church Street, Berryville
A Berryville street, named in 1925 at one end of the block of Main Street the state highway department agreed to repair, and as the place where the American Legion post hung a new lighted sign.
What the sources support
The Clarke Courier of June 18, 1925 reported that Henry G. Shirley, chairman of the Virginia State Highway Commission, had written to Joseph F. Moore, attorney for the Corporation of Berryville, that an error had been made in connection with the block of Main Street between Church and Buckmarsh Streets, and that he had directed the district engineer to repair that block too.
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The Clarke Courier of June 18, 1925 reported that Henry G. Shirley, chairman of the Virginia State Highway Commission, had written to Joseph F. Moore, attorney for the Corporation of Berryville, that an error had been made in connection with the block of Main Street between Church and Buckmarsh Streets, and that he had directed the district engineer to repair that block too.
What the source supports
That the state highway department undertook in 1925 to repair the block of Berryville's Main Street between Church and Buckmarsh Streets.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. "ipf", "CominisBion" and "wroth" are read as "of", "Commission" and "wrote". The item does not say what the error was, or whether the repair was made.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The June 1925 report on the block of Main Street.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., 18 June 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-06-18 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item headed Department to Repair Block
Relevant passageMr. Henry G. Shirley, chairman ipf [of] the Virginia State Highway CominisBion [Commission], wroth [wrote] to Mr. Joseph F. Moore, attorney for the Corporation of Berryville, stating that an error had been made in connection with the block of Main street between Church and Buckmarsh Streets. He stated that he had directed the engineer in charge of this district to repair that block also.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
The Clarke Courier of February 5, 1925 reported that a new sign, illuminated by electric lights and displayed by Lloyd Williams Post of the American Legion, hung on Church Street at the entrance to the Legion Building.
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The Clarke Courier of February 5, 1925 reported that a new sign, illuminated by electric lights and displayed by Lloyd Williams Post of the American Legion, hung on Church Street at the entrance to the Legion Building.
What the source supports
That the American Legion post's building stood on Church Street in 1925, with a lighted sign at its entrance.
Uncertainty
Read from uncorrected OCR, not from the page image. The item does not name the town or give the building's address. The Church Street of the Courier's front-page local news is read as Berryville's, which is probable but not established.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The February 1925 item on the Legion sign.
Clarke Courier, Berryville, Va., February 5, 1925
Clarke Courier · 1925-02-05 (publication)
Locator: Page 1, item headed New Sign Enlivens Church Street Now
Relevant passageNEW SIGN ENLIVENS CHURCH STREET NOW. A new sign of pleasing appearance and illuminated by electric lights now hangs on Church street. It is displayed by Lloyd Williams Post, American Legion, and graces the entrance to the Legion Building.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: clarke-courier. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
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