Costco to Host Book Signing for Local Stephens City Authors

WINCHESTER, Va. - May 14, 2014 - PRLog -- Boasting more than 200 vintage images and a supportive narrative, Stephens City is the story of the town’s history that has been often overlooked, it features photographs and drawings of buildings and places around the community that have been altered over time or have been altogether lost.

The town celebrated its 250^th anniversary in 2008 and the book was published to serve as an important part of the community’s effort to commemorate this important milestone in its long life.

The new book chronicles the town’s reputation for labor, industry, thrift, and the overland travel and vehicle traffic associated with the modern U.S. Route 11 corridor.  Other highlights of Stephens City include:

·    The earliest productions of the “Tom Thumb Wedding” play

·    Community groups like the Scarlet Rebels

·    The town’s first police car and its first fire engine

·    The Mudville Fire of 1936 and the Beer Truck Crash of 1949

A portion of the profits from book sales will support the ongoing preservation and historical research efforts of the Stone House Foundation, the town’s privately endowed historical society.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Costco

251 Front Royal Pike, Winchester VA 22602

When:  Friday, May 30^th, 2013; 11:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or www.arcadiapublishing.com.

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com.

Stephens City

by Linden A. Fravel and Byron C. Smith

Images of America  Series

128 pages/ softcover

Available: September 29, 2008