The parish was formed in 1808, shortly after the united states acquired this territory in the louisiana purchase of 1803. Harrisonburg was at the crossroads of two major highways, the valley. By the mid20th century, planned growth, urban renewal, and nearby interstate 81 had transformed the small town into a metropolis. History of county rockingham county, va official website. The paper from books that have no market value is recycled. At the harrisonburgrockingham historical society, amy cerminara worked on the museums temporary world war ii exhibit, helped accession artifacts, helped develop a presentation. Today, harrisonburg and rockingham county form the harrisonburg metropolitan area, which was named as. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. First opening its doors in 2009, wonder skate shop is the first and only skate shop in harrisonburg. Jones is a professor of history at the university of louisiana at monroe who has received numerous awards for his books and outdoor articles. The books on each veteran, some of whom were black, are found the genealogy and local history room.
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 newlyformed rockingham. The county has harrisonburg as its seat and the county was created march 23. V ibrant, modern and diverse, harrisonburg virginia aka rocktown the friendly city boasts a happening atmosphere infused with a serious passion for local food and libations, cuttingedge arts. Harrisonburgrockingham historical society home facebook. Historic downtown harrisonburg virginia is for lovers. Picturing harrisonburg provides the most vibrant examination available of the history of the virginia city, once a frontier town founded in the 1730s but now a burgeoning city centrally located in one of. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages. Wilson, who held louisiana s 5th congressional district seat from 1915 to 1937, resided in harrisonburg, where he was principal of harrisonburg high school and then an attorney, district attorney, and state district court. Aarp in harrisonburg is here to help you take on today and every day. The daily newsrecord is proud to present harrisonburg and rockingham. Guide to catahoula parish, louisiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy. In 1863, four union gunboats attacked it, unsuccessfully. 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 newlyformed. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more.
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It is also the county seat of the surrounding rockingham county, although the two. American state, county, and town sources, third ed. Harrisonburg became a designated virginia main street community in 2004. With additional illustrations and history randy decuir on. In wonder, you can browse skateboards, apparel, guitars, vintage music equipment, and vinyl records. Apply to team member, customer service representative, scale operator and more. When thomas harrison deeded two and a half acres of his land to the public good in 1779 the city of harrisonburg was born. In 1818, john harrison acquired a tract of land, had it surveyed and plotted the township into lots. We hope you will participate on the harrisonburg forums, it is a great place to find or post information on harrisonburg genealogy and is completely free to participate. Booksavers of virginia is a notforprofit organization that receives donated books and resells them online or at our retail store. The population was 348 as of the 2010 census, down from 746 in 2000 riley j. This is a collection of links to louisiana recipes and foods. Harrisonburg was named for the harrison family of virginia fort beauregard, located on a bluff in the northern corner of the village, was a confederate stronghold during the american civil war. Booksamillion in harrisonburg booksamillion 1925 e.
According to our research of louisiana and other state lists, there were 5 registered sex offenders living in harrisonburg, louisiana as of may 16, 2020. Harrisonburg is an independent city in the shenandoah valley region of the commonwealth of virginia in the united states. See more ideas about history, harrisonburg virginia and shenandoah valley. Harrisonburgrockingham historical society 382 high street, dayton, virginia 22821 rated 4.
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City of harrisonburg history city of harrisonburg, va. On the 1st instant one ironclad boat and five other boats semigunboats and semitransports, part of which belong to. Harrisonburg, louisiana genealogy familysearch wiki. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. T he heritage museums excellent exhibits depict the history of the rockingham county and harrisonburg area. Find booksamillion in harrisonburg with address, phone number from yahoo us local. Village of harrisonburg catahoula parish, louisiana.
The harrisonburg historic map collection, 18731982 bulk 19031956, consists of approximately 615 items including maps, blueprints, drawings, and corresponding paperwork created by the city of. Genealogy of harrisonburg harrisonburg historical records. The county seat of harrisonburg was named in honor of thomas harrison and founded in 1780. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Harrisonburg is a village in and the parish seat of catahoula parish, louisiana, united states. The village of harrisonburg had a population of 348 as of july 1, 2019.
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