Pleasant Valley Depot, A Glimps of Early Progress in Rockingham County, VA

The Pleasant Valley Train Depot was built in 1874 and a reminder of the prosperity that accompanied the valley after the civil war. It is one of various businesses and depots that were built along what is today the shortline, Shenandoah Valley Railroad.[1] The Depot is the last of its type in the region; it retains a distinctive Victorian ornament.[2]

The site is off of Cecil Wampler Road (Rt. 704) between Pleasants Drive (Rt. 898) and Pleasant Valley  Road (Rt. 679).

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[1] The Shenandoah Valley Railroad (reporting mark SVRR) is a shortline railroad operating 20.2 miles of track between Staunton and Pleasant Valley, Virginia. The railroad interchanges with CSX and Buckingham Branch in Staunton and Norfolk Southern in Pleasant Valley. The railroad was purchased from Norfolk Southern in 1993 and is currently operated by the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad

[2] The Library of Congress, accessed on 3/25/2017 at https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.va1469.sheet/?sp=1