Harrisonburg is the county seat for Rockingham County
Port Republic is in Rockingham County
Rockingham County(113) ► ADJACENT TO ROCKINGHAM COUNTY Albemarle County(127) ► Augusta County(70) ► Greene County(8) ► Harrisonburg(31) ► Page County(105) ► Shenandoah County(217) ► Hardy County, West Virginia(44) ► Pendleton County, West Virginia(48) ►
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On the morning of June 8, 1862, Confederate skirmishers of the 15th Alabama Infantry delayed Union Gen. John C. Frémont's advance near Union Church a mile north of here. Confederate commander Gen. Richard S. Ewell took the opportunity to . . . — — Map (db m234734) HM
The crest of the hill was the site of Madison Hall, built in the mid-1700s for John Madison, the first Court Clerk of Augusta County, which originally included this area of Rockingham County within its frontier boundaries. In response to the . . . — — Map (db m14083) HM
A local auction house advertised bell as Lynnwood School Bell
"School Set Behind Church"
Bell was purchased by Sam Lewis Batton Bell required a new cradle, contacting McShane Foundry which was still in operation. Taking bell to . . . — — Map (db m236581) HM
The road seen across the river was the original route into the village from the north and west. Early visitors crossed North River by means of a ford, later a ferry, and finally a bridge. After the Civil War, four more bridges were built on . . . — — Map (db m154647) HM
Parallel to South River is seen the bed of the lower millrace which brought water power to several village industries. The Galliday Tannery was located on the far left; the Dundore/Downs Tannery on the adjoining property on the right. The Robert . . . — — Map (db m14080) HM
The Port Republic Foundry was one of the leading industries of the town. Prior to the flood of 1870, a Mr. Holbrook operated a foundry shop where the notched sickle for the original McCormick Reaper was made. Although the original shop washed . . . — — Map (db m88585) HM
The Riverside Graveyard was established on land deeded by Molly and John Carthrea, Sr., to the Methodist Episcopal Church's trustees in 1793. Soon a log church was built at water's edge in the upper end of the cemetery. On Feb. 26, 1809, Bishop . . . — — Map (db m236166) HM
When Virginia Governor Alexander Spotswood’s 1716 expedition first laid claim to the Shenandoah Valley, the area had already been used for centuries by Native Americans. The town of port Republic was laid off into lots and chartered by an 1802 act . . . — — Map (db m16634) HM
Straight ahead is "The Point“ where the North River (Ieft) and the South River (right) meet to form the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. Imagine a day in the early 1800s when the river depth was right for traffic. A flotilla of . . . — — Map (db m88584) HM
