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Shawneeland Sanitary District Records

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society

P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

1644 THL

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The collection contains correspondence and other files of the Shawneeland Sanitary District including newspaper clippings, miscellaneous advertisements and announcements, deeds of sales, and records dating from 1955- present.(3 cartons, four linear feet) Last updated 06/16.

HISTORICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL: Shawneeland, which was founded by Don Lamborne (1917-2002) in 1955 as a resort, was originally a 7,000 acres land development at the foot of Great North Mountain in western Frederick County that included 3,000 lots. Over the years, the development evolved from a resort to a subdivision where residents lived all year long. This change made it necessary for the permanent residents to provide basic services for the maintenance of the property. In 1987, the Shawneeland Sanitary District was formed to administer the property. The commission’s work has been considered a great success by the residents.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Burks, Ned, “Happy Trails”, The Winchester Star,  August 11, 1988,  Frederick County Edition, Skinner, Christina, “Shawneeland Shake Up”, The Winchester Star,  May 23, 1990,  McCarty, Linda, “Shamed by Shawneeland Failure, Don Lamborne Ponders Legacy”, The Winchester Star, January 24, 2001   

CITE AS: Shawneeland Sanitary District Records 1644, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ORGANIZATION:

Box 1

Miscellaneous Records, unnumbered, n.d., printed

Deeds-Common Properties, unnumbered, n.d., printed

Common Property and Road owners, unnumbered, n.d., printed

Deeds of Dedication, unnumbered, n.d., printed

Records 1950’s

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1986

BOX 2

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

BOX 3

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006                                                                                                                                

2007                                                                                                                                           

2008

2006-2009

BOX 4

Clowser Home

Financial Papers – 2011-2014, 11 leaves, typescript

Minutes – 2010-2013, 17 leaves, typescript

News articles, unnumbered, printed

Newsletter – “The Messenger”, March-December, 2012, 9 items, printed

Newsletter – “The Messenger”, January-December, 2013, 12 items, printed

Newsletter – “The Messenger”, January-April, 2014, 4 items, typescript