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ISBN: 9781597255530
Category : Harrisonburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Author: Rob Longley
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ISBN: 9781597254403
Category : Harrisonburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Author: John Walter Wayland
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 576

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Author: John W. Wayland
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN: 0806348348
Category : Harrisonburg (Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 451

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In 1850 and again in 1860, the U.S. government carried out a census of slave owners and their property. Jack F. Cox's transcription of the 1850 slave owners' census is arranged in alphabetical order according to the surname of the slave owner and gives his/her full name, number of slaves owned, and the county of residence. It may be just possible that more persons with slave ancestors will be able to trace them via other records (property records, for example) pertaining to the 37,000 slave owners enumerated in this new volume.

Author: John Walter Wayland
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ISBN: 9780884901228
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: Scott Hamilton Suter
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738515588
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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First settled in 1737 by members of the Thomas Harrison family, the town of Harrisonburg was recognized by the Virginia House of Delegates in 1780 as the seat of the newly-formed Rockingham County. Always looking forward, the town fathers proclaimed a grand industrial future for the town by the 1890s, and Harrisonburg was incorporated as an independent city in 1916. By the mid-20th century, planned growth, urban renewal, and nearby Interstate 81 had transformed the small town into a metropolis. The remarkable photographs reproduced in Harrisonburg offer glimpses of Harrisonburg's growth from a crossroads trade center to the host of an interstate clover leaf.

Author: Scott Hamilton Suter
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738517247
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Named for a British Prime Minister and carved from Augusta County in 1777, Rockingham County lies at the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. As home to a portion of the Great Wagon Road running southwest from Pennsylvania, the county's culture and landscape reflect the influence of ethnic groups migrating to the frontier along this trail. Rockingham County's rich agricultural traditions have been a constant throughout its history, and while recent population increases have led to the disappearance of much of its rolling farmland, the county maintains a strong adherence to its agricultural past.

Author: Earl J. Downs
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ISBN: 9780966414905
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464

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Author: Dale MacAllister
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ISBN: 9781934368497
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Discover the amazing story of Harrisonburg, Virginia's beloved teacher, Lucy Frances Simms. Born into slavery just a few years before the Civil War, in freedom Ms. Simms chose a path of public service, traveling across the state to earn her teaching credentials at Hampton Institute, and then returning to the Shenandoah Valley where she spent nearly six decades guiding generations of African-American children in the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County area. Although the better part of a century has passed since her death, the accolades continue for this pioneering education whose strength of character and leadership provide a powerful story that continues to resonate today.

Author: David Ehrenpreis
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ISBN: 9781938086502
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"While this book is a stand-alone project, it also serves as the accompanying catalogue for the large-scale exhibition on view at JMU's Duke Hall Gallery of Fine Art during the fall of 2017." -- from page 12