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The City's first family, the Harrisons, were late seventeenth-century English immigrants who entered the continent by way of New York. Enchanted by the beauty and richness of the great valley of the Shenandoah River, they settled in its heartland in 1737.

During the Civil War both northern and southern troops passed through Harrisonburg. Its schools and private homes served as hospitals. On June 20, 1862 the fence around the courthouse served as a stockade for Union prisoners taken at the Battle of Cross Keys.

Arts Council of the Valley
PO Box 1057 Harrisonburg, VA 22803; (540) 801-8779;
A non-profit group who supports local cultural arts programs, area artists and arts organizations.

Court Square Theater
Court Square Harrisonburg, VA 22801; (540) 433-9189;
Located in the historic downtown, Court Square Theater hosts a variety of activities including, movies, musical groups, and live theater.

Harrisonburg Farmers' Market
Lower level of the Water Street Parking Deck, between W. Bruce St. and W. Water St; (540) 433-1676;
Your opportunity to shop for fresh produce, baked goods, greenhouse plants, and cut flowers in an open-air market. The Farmers' Market operates Tuesday and Saturday mornings April-November.

Prince Michel de Virginia - Vineyards
HCR 4, Box 77, Leon, Virginia 22725; (540) 547-3707;
Museum, wine shop, dining, and special events. Located 20 miles east of Harrisonburg on SR-29. E-mail: info@princemichel.com

Regal 14 Theaters
381 University Boulevard Harrisonburg, VA 22801; (540) 434-7661;
This 14 screen movie theater located on University Boulevard offers visitor's stadium seating and digital surround sound. For a listing of movie times visit Regal Cinema's website. Simply click on their name above.

Valley Playhouse
107 E Water St Harrisonburg, VA 22801; (540) 432-0634;
This non-profit community theater taps into to the resources of local volunteers to perform many different types of live theater.

Virginia Quilt Museum
301 South Main Street Harrisonburg, VA 22801; (540) 433-3818;
The Virginia Quilt Museum is open to the public as a resource center for the study of the role of quilts and quilting in the cultural life of society. The museum offers opportunities to view significant work by both early and contemporary quilt artisans.

Four Points By Sheraton Harrisonburg
1400 East Market Street, Harrisonburg VA 22801 US
Located two miles from James Madison University and six miles from Eastern Mennonite University.



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James Madison University
800 S. Main St. Harrisonburg, VA 22807; (540) 568-6211;

Founded in 1908 in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, is a public, four-year institution with 15000 students.

The university was established by the Virginia General Assembly in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg. In 1914, the name of the university was changed to the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg. Authorization to award bachelor's degrees was granted in 1916. During this initial period of development, the campus plan was established and six buildings were constructed. The university became the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg in 1924 and continued under that name until 1938, when it was named Madison College in honor of the fourth president of the United States. In 1977 the university's name was changed to James Madison University. The first president of the university was Julian Ashby Burruss. The university opened its doors to its first student body in 1909 with an enrollment of 209 students and a faculty of 15. Its first 20 graduates received diplomas in 1911.

James Madison Center
Founded in 1999 to honor the legacy of our nation's fourth president and father of the United States Constitution. In the spirit of James Madison, the Center is devoted to promoting his sense of responsible citizenship and informed debate. It also serves as a repository of information, scholarship, and research on the Revolutionary and Early Republican eras. Located at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the Madison Center maintains a close working relationship with Montpelier, Madison's home in Orange County, and offers numerous internship opportunities for students.

JMU Dukes - Intercollegiate Sports
Athletic Ticket Office, Convocation Center, MSC 4703, Harrisonburg, VA 22807; (540) 568-3309;
Football, baseball, basketball, soccer.

Masterpiece Season
A variety of local as well as national and international dance, theater, musical and art talent is scheduled throughout the academic year. For more information and tickets contact the Masterpiece Season box office at (540) 568-7000.

Edith J. Carrier Arboretum
Located along University Boulevard across from JMU's East Campus. This 125-acre reserve offers residents of the Harrisonburg community a chance explore and relax in a peaceful world complete with forests, streams, and a pond. Throughout the year the Arboretum offers classes and lectures on different topics regarding horticulture and environmental issues. For more information visit the Arboretum's website.

Campus Art Galleries
The University provides several venues for students and professionals to display their artistic creations.

Zirkle House Gallery
983 South Main St, Harrisonburg, VA 22801; (540) 568-6869;
Home of JMU's student run galleries, and has been one of the only totally student run galleries on the East Coast since its opening in the early 70's. Zirkle House includes the Artworks Gallery and the Other Gallery, which exhibit student work, and the New image Gallery, which exhibits professional photography and is directed by Corinne Martin-Diop. New student shows are put up every 2 weeks with an opening the first Monday of each exhibit from 7 - 9pm. The openings are a great way to mingle, see great art, meet the artists, and eat free food!

Econo Lodge Harrisonburg
1703 East Market Street, Harrisonburg VA 22801
JMU 1 mile. Sky Line Drive, skiing, golf and caverns nearby. Civic War Battle Field 24 miles. Many restaurant close and located beside the mall. Room Rate Ranges (US Dollars) from a low of $51 to a high of $105.

Eastern Mennonite University
1200 Park Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22802 - 2462; (540) 432-4000;

This Christian Seminary offers student the following opportunities in both secular and religious education, personal development and spiritual growth:

• 69 Different Educational Programs
• Attend chapel service three times each week as an expression of your faith.
• Become an MA (ministry assistant) or a PA (pastoral assistant) and watch your own faith grow as you encourage your peers in their spiritual journeys.
• Form a Bible study with your friends.
• Enjoy a Christian concert.
• Participate in service efforts. For example, our students organized a project to sew and send 1,300 quilts and blankets to Afghani refugees following the tragedies of Sept. 11, 2001.

Recreational facilities include: outdoor tennis, basketball and sand volleyball courts; an all-weather track; grass playing fields; a modern fitness trail through a five-acre woods. Available by reservation: a lighted artificial-turf field; indoor basketball and volleyball courts; weight and training rooms; soccer, baseball and softball fields. A game room with billiards and ping pong can also be scheduled.

EMU Royals - Intercollegiate Sports

• Soccer
• Field Hockey
• Cross Country
• Basketball
• Track & Field
• Baseball
• Volleyball

  EMU Art Gallery Schedule
  Located in Hartzler Library Gallery, Third Floor.

  D. Ralph Hostetter Museum of Natural History
  Established in 1968. It is available free to the public on select Sundays. Group tours are also available by reservation and for a fee (see below). It houses more than 6,000 items, including anthropology artifacts; botanical specimens; fossils; marine life; minerals; crystals and gems; rocks, fluorescent rocks and minerals. It also has mounted heads of American and African game mammals; East African birds; Virginia birds, nests and eggs; Virginia and international insects. Special exhibits are occasionally displayed. Located in Suter Science Center at EMU. (540) 432-4400 for further information.

  M. T. Brackbill Planetarium
  Built in 1967, provides excellent simulation of the heavens as seen from any point on the earth at any time. The Spitz A-4 Projector presents the sun, moon, major planets and more than 1,200 stars on the 30-foot dome. Numerous slide and special-effect projectors are used to portray other dramatic celestial phenomena. Located in Suter Science Center at EMU. (540) 432-4400 for further information.

  EMU Arboretum
  Located behind Suter Science Center at EMU.

Ramada Inn
1 Pleasant Valley Road, Harrisonburg VA 22801
130 rooms, including non-smoking and handicapped accessible. All rooms are equipped with cable television, including Showtime. In addition to Crabapple our full service restaurant, we offer room service and catering for banquets and meeting needs.

Romantic Weekends in Virginia, Washington DC and Maryland
A brand new edition of this unique guide to getaways in the tri-state region, including the Baltimore-Washington corridor. Well researched and laid out in easy-to-use sections that profile one trip each, this book covers Virginia's Blue Ridge, the Tidewater, the Shenandoah Valley, Chincoteague, Charlottesville, Central Virginia and the Eastern Shore.
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