Harrisonburg, Virginia
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Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It is also the county seat of the surrounding Rockingham County, although the two ar
Rockingham County Courthouse in Court Square in Downtown Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg was named for Thomas Harrison (1704–1785), an early settler.
Interstate 81, a main roadway in Harrisonburg
A Little Free Library in Harrisonburg
James Madison University
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James Madison University is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908, the institution was renamed in 1938 in honor of the fourth president of the United S
Harrisonburg, Virginia
…purposes into the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 126,562 in 2011. Harrisonburg is home to James Madison University (JMU), a public research university with an enrollment of over 20,000 students, and Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), a private, Mennonite-affiliated…
James Madison, the university's namesake, by John Vanderlyn (1816)
Aerial view of campus from 1937, showing the original campus plan, prior to major expansions of the campus.
Keezell Hall, home of the university's English and Foreign Language departments
Varner House, formerly the practice house for students studying housekeeping, now hosts administrative offices