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Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is also the county seat of the surrounding Rockingham County, [9] although the two are separate jurisdictions. At the 2020 census, the population was 51,814. [10]
Eastern Mennonite University ( EMU) is a private Mennonite university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The university also operates a satellite campus in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which primarily caters to working adults. [4] EMU is known for its Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP), particularly its graduate program in conflict transformation.
James Madison University ( JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison College in 1938 in honor of President James Madison and then James Madison University in 1977. [6]
December 1, 2004 [2] Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Harrisonburg, Virginia. The district encompasses 161 contributing buildings, 1 contributing structure, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district of Harrisonburg. The district includes a variety of commercial, residential ...
State Route 276. State Route 276 ( SR 276) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. The state highway runs 9.43 miles (15.18 km) from SR 256 at Weyers Cave north to U.S. Route 33 (US 33) near Penn Laird .
State Route 253 ( SR 253) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Port Republic Road, the state highway runs 12.18 miles (19.60 km) from U.S. Route 11 (US 11) in Harrisonburg east to US 340 near Port Republic. SR 253 is a northwest–southeast highway that connects Harrisonburg with Cross Keys and Port Republic in ...
State Route 42 ( SR 42) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Running parallel to and west of Interstate 81, SR 42 consists of three sections, with gaps filled by secondary routes in between. Some of SR 42 lies along the old Fincastle Turnpike.
February 14, 2008. Designated VLR. September 5, 2007 [2] The Old Town Historic District is an area located near downtown Harrisonburg, Virginia, that has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. It was added in March 2008. The area covers from northeast of James Madison University up to the area of Woodbine Cemetery.