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Historical Markers in Harrisonburg, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Harrisonburg, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Harrisonburg Ind. City, VA (31) Rockingham County, VA (113)  Harrisonburg(31) Harrisonburg (31)  RockinghamCounty(113) Rockingham County (113)
Harrisonburg and Vicinity
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ADJACENT TO HARRISONBURG
      Rockingham County (113)  
 
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1 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Anthony Hockman House286 East Market Street
Anthony Hockman House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1872 Map (db m158130) HM
2 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Bishop Francis Asbury
Bishop Francis Asbury held the first conference of the Methodist Church west of the Blue Ridge Mountains in this building June 2, 1794 Map (db m158117) HM
3 Virginia, Harrisonburg — A-131 — Charlotte Harris Lynched6 March 1878
About a dozen disguised people took Charlotte Harris from the custody of jailers in eastern Rockingham County on the night of 6 March 1878 and hanged her from a tree approximately 13 miles southeast of here. This is the only documented lynching of . . . Map (db m158137) HM
4 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Chestnut RidgeDeath of Ashby — 1862 Valley Campaign —
On June 6, 1862, the vanguard of Union Gen. John C. Frémont’s force, pursuing Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s army south up the Shenandoah Valley, reached this point near Harrisonburg. Jackson’s rear guard, led by Gen. . . . Map (db m15752) HM
5 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Confederate General HospitalHarrisonburg Female Academy
Harrisonburg was Rockingham County’s seat of government and largest town, and it was an ideal site for a hospital. When the Civil War began in 1861, although the railroad had not yet extended to Harrisonburg, the town sat at the intersection of . . . Map (db m39330) HM
6 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Confederate Monument
(North face):This Monument is erected by the Ladies Memorial Association in grateful remembrance of the gallant Confederate Soldiers, who lie here. They died in defense of the rights of the South, in the war between the States, from 1861 . . . Map (db m16487) HM
7 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Court Square & SpringhouseTemporary Prison Camp
During the Civil War, a road (Market Street) ran east and west through the courthouse square, dividing it roughly in half. The courthouse occupied the northern portion while the jail, clerk’s office, and springhouse were in the southern section. . . . Map (db m16482) HM
8 Virginia, Harrisonburg — A-120 — Edgar Amos Love(1891–1974)
Edgar Amos Love, son of a Methodist minister, was born in Harrisonburg in 1891. On 17 Nov. 1911, while a student at Howard University, he co-founded Omega Psi Phi, the first fraternity established at a historically black college. . . . Map (db m89327) HM
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9 Virginia, Harrisonburg — A-35 — End of the Campaign
Here Stonewall Jackson, retreating up the Valley before the converging columns of Fremont and Shields, turned at bay, June 1862. A mile southeast Jackson’s cavalry commander, Ashby, was killed, June 6. At Cross Keys, six miles southeast, Ewell of . . . Map (db m239845) HM
10 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Gen. Turner AshbyC. S. A.
was killed on this spot, June 6, 1862, gallantly leading a charge.Map (db m58591) HM
11 Virginia, Harrisonburg — General Turner Ashby of Fauquier
. . . Map (db m14281) HM
12 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Hardesty-Higgins HouseBanks's Headquarters
This was the home of Harrisonburg’s first mayor, Isaac Hardesty, an apothecary. Elected in 1849, Hardesty served until 1860. His Unionist sympathies compelled him to leave for Maryland after the Civil War began. Early in the first week of May . . . Map (db m41496) HM
13 Virginia, Harrisonburg — A-33 — Harrisonburg
Here Thomas Harrison and wife deeded land for the Rockingham County public buildings, August 5, 1779. The same act established both Louisville, Ky., and Harrisonburg, May, 1780. Named for its founder, the town was also known as Rocktown. It was . . . Map (db m16484) HM
14 Virginia, Harrisonburg — In Honor of Charles Watson WentworthMarquis of Rockingham — 1730 - 1782 —
A friend of the American colonies after whom Rockingham County was named in 1777Map (db m158139) HM
15 Virginia, Harrisonburg — James Madison1751 - 1836
Father of the U.S. Constitution 4th President of the United States Map (db m158107) HM
16 Virginia, Harrisonburg — A-103 — James Madison University
The university was founded in 1908, through the efforts of state senator George B. Keezell, of Rockingham County, as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg. In 1924 it became the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg, . . . Map (db m39327) HM
17 Virginia, Harrisonburg — A-104 — James Madison University
The university was founded in 1908, through the efforts of state senator George B. Keezell, of Rockingham County, as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg. In 1924 it became the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg, . . . Map (db m39328) HM
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18 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Lucy Frances Simms
Lucy Frances Simms, a prominent and devoted African American educator, was born approximately one mile from this location in 1855. She, her mother, and her grandmother were slaves at "Hill Top," the Robert Gray farm. Simms and Booker T. . . . Map (db m158129) HM
19 Virginia, Harrisonburg — McNeill’s Rangers“Hurah for McNeal”
Harrisonburg is associated with the exploits of McNeill’s Rangers, a famous Confederate partisan unit. In 1862, John Hanson McNeill, a native of Hardy County in present-day West Virginia, recruited men for Co. E, 18th Virginia Cavalry. With . . . Map (db m39331) HM
20 Virginia, Harrisonburg — A-124 — Newtown Cemetery
African Americans established the community of Newtown in this area after the Civil War. In 1869 five trustees purchased land here for a cemetery open to "all persons of color." By 1920 the cemetery had expanded three times to accommodate . . . Map (db m103813) HM
21 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Park School1918 - 1967
This is the site of the second Park School that was built in 1929. The original building was located northeast of here at the edge of Park Woods. It began as Eastern Mennonite Elementary School but later became part of the Rockingham County Public . . . Map (db m158140) HM
22 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Rockingham County World War I Memorial
They Tasted Death In Youth That Liberty Might Grow Old To commemorate those who, at the call of country, left all, endured hardships, faced danger, and finally passed out of sight of men by the path of duty, giving up their lives that others . . . Map (db m86489) HM
23 Virginia, Harrisonburg — The Battle of Harrisonburg
On wooded Chestnut Ridge the evening of Friday, June 6, 1862, Pennsylvania Bucktails under Col. Kane were defeated in a hard fight with the 58th Va. under Col. Letcher and Gen. Turner Ashby and the 1st Md. under Col. Bradley Johnson. Gen. Ashby . . . Map (db m40317) HM
24 Virginia, Harrisonburg — The Big SpringOur Anchor in Time
“For generations this great spring was the main source of water supply for the town. Before the white man settled around it the Indians and the buffaloes knew it well. It was at the crossing of two old trails—one up and down the Valley, . . . Map (db m11720) HM
25 Virginia, Harrisonburg — The George Earman House1982 Willow Hill Drive
The George Earman House 1822 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior The George Earman House has been registered as a Virginia Historic . . . Map (db m158103) HM
26 Virginia, Harrisonburg — The Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District
The Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 2005 The Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District is . . . Map (db m158116) HM
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27 Virginia, Harrisonburg — The Woodbine Cemetery
The Woodbine Cemetery Company, Incorporated March 19, 1850 1877 These gates are erected in memory of the officers and members of the Woodbine Society, who gave generously of their time and means to beautify this cemetery, where they now rest from . . . Map (db m16486) HM
28 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Warren-Sipe HouseHome and Hospital Reported permanently removed
This was the home of Edward T.H. Warren, a Harrisonburg attorney. As a lieutenant in the Valley Guards, a Rockingham County militia company, Warren attended the trial and execution of John Brown in Charles Town (in present-day West Virginia) in . . . Map (db m41497) HM
29 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Warren-Sipe HouseHome and Hospital
This was the home of Edward T.H. Warren, a Harrisonburg attorney. As a lieutenant in the Valley Guards, a Rockingham County militia company, Warren attended the trial and execution of John Brown in Charles Town (in present-day West Virginia) in . . . Map (db m158113) HM
30 Virginia, Harrisonburg — A-30 — Where Ashby Fell
A mile and a half east of this point, Turner Ashby, Stonewall Jackson’s cavalry commander, was killed, June 6, 1862, while opposing Fremont’s advance.Map (db m165743) HM
31 Virginia, Harrisonburg — Woodbine CemeteryThe Soldiers’ Section
During the Civil War, Woodbine Cemetery was Harrisonburg’s principal burial ground. Chartered in March 1850, it opened later that year after the city’s first mayor, Isaac Hardesty, sold 2.5 acres of his property to the cemetery company. The need . . . Map (db m39333) HM
32 Virginia, Rockingham County, Harrisonburg, Cross Keys — Kyles Mill House
Kyles Mill House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior circa 1741 Kyles Mill House circa 1741 Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical . . . Map (db m193816) HM
 
 
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Mar. 19, 2024