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- Collection: Harrisonburg-Rockingham County Independence BiCentennial Commision Presentation Slides
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Houck Tannery
Slide shows the Houck Tannery and surrounding buildings in Harrisonburg.
Harrisonburg Firemen
Slide shows the Firemen of the Harrisonburg Fire Department standing outside of a building and next to a fire hose wheel.
Flood of 1870
Slide shows downtown harrisonburg under water during the 1870 flood.
Aftermath of Court Square Fire of December 1870.
Slide shows the aftermath of the Court Square December 1870 fire. In total 10 houses were destroyed.
Four Men Standing Outside of House
Slide shows three men standing outside the front of a house an another to the side of the house looking at the camera.
Lincoln Family Cemetery
Slide shows the Lincoln Family Cemetery.
Lincoln Homestead
Slide shows the Lincoln Homestead house.
Slave Quarters
Slide shows two former slave quarters. The first one's wall is partially missing.
Building
Slide shows a white building.
Field
Slide shows a field with crops bundled up.
Court Square Looking Southeast
Slide shows Court Square looking southeast. There are numerous people, horse, and buggies going along their daily business.
Hardesty-Higgins House
Slide shows the Hardesty-Higgins House along South Main Street.
Isaac Hardesty
Slide shows a scanned page of a book which has an image of Isaac Hardesty (identified underneath the image). The text on the page reads "An active Methodist and a sucessful business man. In 1849 he was elected the first mayor of Harrisonburg un its…
Front of House
Slide shows a scanned image of the front of a house.
Bridgewater's Main Street
Slide shows the main street of Broadway with several houses lining it.
People Gathered At a Social Function
Slide shows a social function in a building with several women and men sitting and standing. Most of them are looking at the camera.
Massanetta Springs Hotel
Slide appears to be a scan of a postcard which shows the Massanetta Springs Hotel. Partially visible text in the upper right reads "Massanetta Springs, V"
Old Spring House on Court Square
Slide shows the old spring house on court sqare.
People Outside of store on Court Square
Slide shows several people outside of a store on Court Square looking at the camera.
Blue Ball Tavern
Slide shows the Blue Ball Tavern from the side.
Mule Drawn Wagon
Slide shows a mule drawn wagon with one man riding one of them. Another is man standing next to the wagon.
Stagecoach parked infront of a house
Slide shows a stagecoach with several people on it parked in front of a house. Caption in slide states "The old stage coach of the long ago that traveled up and down the Valley at the frightful speed of four or five miles an hour. No traffic cops or…
Bridgewater Tollgate
Slide shows a tollgate in Bridgewater on the Warm Spring and Harrisonburg Turnpike.
Shenandoah River
Slides shows the Shenandoah River.
Farm with a lake
Slide shows a lake with a farm in the background. A farmhouse and several barns are pictured.
Conrad Store
Slide shows the Conrad Store which is located in Elkton. George Conrad built the structure in 1785 and it was used as a general store.
Back of Two Story Wood building
Slides shows the back of a two story wood building with several windows boarded up. There is a waterwheel next to the building.
Loom House
Slide shows a two story wood house that is missing it's front door. Building was used to store looms and then set up to weave cloth.
White building
Slide shows a white building with a chimney .
Building Next to Lake
Slide shows a wood building with a brick base at the edge of a lake