Waynesboro, VA history

After this, it would only take a few short years before Virginia recognized this area as legitimate, although it took until 1834 for Waynesboro to be officially incorporated.

During the American Civil War, Confederate General Thomas J. (“Stonewall”) Jackson won renown in 1861–63 for his actions during the Shenandoah Valley campaigns.

On March 2, 1865, the Battle of Waynesboro ended the Civil War and allowed the town to be handed over to General Philip Sheridan.

Basic City (charted 1889), named for the “basic” steel manufacturing process, developed as an industrial site at the eastern edge of Waynesboro.

The two communities were united in 1923 as Waynesboro-Basic; the name Basic was dropped the following year.

He graduated from Bridgewater College in 1941 and married Maxine McClung the next year.

Incorporated as a city on 31 December 1947.

Since their joint venture, Waynesboro has continued to grow—slowly accumulating land from Augusta County and finally declaring independence in 1948.

Three McClung employees were certified as Master Craftsmen on March 21, 1958.

Her husband Edmond began working at McClung in about 1964 when he was only 20 years old.

Charles ran the business for 25 years and, after his death in 1971, his wife Lucille became the President and CEO. Besides leading McClung, Charles was involved in the community, serving as mayor of Waynesboro and President of the Printing Association of Virginia.

In 1984 Tom Trevillian purchased the company and changed the name to McClung Printing, Inc.

Robert Vincent worked at McClung for 29 years, starting in October 1986.

Waynesboro, Virginia laid out in 1797. [Virginia Genealogy, Sources & Resources, by Carol McGinnis, Genealogical Publishing Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1993.]

With a bit of a struggle McClung finally got its hands on Dirty Sam’s and tore it down in 1996-97.

McClung Companies sponsored a softball team for several years starting in 2001 in the Waynesboro Parks and Rec League.

In 2004 McClung bought Color Graphics, a printer in Harrisonburg, and expanded its footprint in the Shenandoah Valley.

The Museum of the Shenandoah Valley, which opened in 2005, highlights the region’s art, culture, and history.

The Kodak NexPress 2100 digital press arrived at McClung in 2006.

Once again McClung needed more room, and in 2007 the company built a new 10,000 sq. foot pressroom.

In 2010 Immerge Technologies, a web development company, joined the McClung family.

One of the last remaining things that Tom did while President and CEO of McClung was to bring Select Group, a printer from Salem, Va., into the McClung family in late 2011.