Tag: Harrisonburg history

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A black-and-white photo of old houses connected by a dirt road

February 16, 2025

Founding footsteps: Harrisonburg history will come to the fore as part of VA250

By Olivia DeWan, contributor

What does it take for a small cluster of springs in a rugged valley to become the heart of a thriving city? For Thomas Harrison, the answer was a vision, generosity and a deep connection to the land that would one day bear his name.

June 25, 2021

Dedication will honor railway worker who sought to ‘go out with his boots on’

By Logan Roddy, senior contributor

Walter P. “Tinky” Bryan’s life was nourished by his work and his dedication to the railroad. In some ways, he delayed death by delaying retirement from an industry that has always had an age limit of 65.But Bryan, the very epitome of the lunchpail-toting everyman, was, in the end, mortal.