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Photograph

Rocktown History

Blue Grottoes Caverns

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

Card0378

Description

Blue Grottoes Caverns, six miles north of Harrisonburg, VA. In later years became Melrose Caverns. During the Civil War was a place of shelter for both Northern and Southern soldiers. Many names were carved in the stone by these soldiers.

Collection

Collection 010

Acquisition

Accession

21.63

Source or Donor

Mr. Dale MacAllister

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Location

Building

Archives HRHS-117

Date

May 21, 2026

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 14, 2018

Provenance

Notes

Scanned images of the HRHS postcard collection.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

August 14, 2018

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 26, 2026