Harrisonburg (VA) (Images of America)

Book info: Harrisonburg (VA) (Images of America) (Paperback, 128 pages) – Arcadia Publishing, 2003. Language: English.

Previously known as "Rocktown,'? Harrisonburg was renamed for early settler Thomas Harrison, who deeded 2.5 acres of his 12,000 for the construction of a courthouse.

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, 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 Harrisonburgoffer glimpse of the city's growth from a crossroads trading post to the host of an interstate clover leaf.

Editorial Reviews About the Author Eighth and seventh generation residents of Rockingham County respectively, Cheryl Lyon and Scott Hamilton Suter are the authors of this photographic history depicting their native region. Lyon, an artist and business owner, and Suter, a cultural historian and assistant professor of English at Bridgewater College, have collaborated on numerous museum exhibits depicting the history and culture of the Shenandoah Valley.