Things To Do in Dayton, Virginia

The Daniel Harrison house was built in the 18th century by one of the early settlers in the Harrisonburg area. The house is located on Cook's Creek just north of Dayton. The house with generous don... More on Virginia.org

A return to the past. The house and summer kitchen are open for tours and are furnished with period furniture. More on MuseumsUSA.org

The Society features an excellent museum exhibit of the history of the Rockingham/Harrisonburg area; an electronic lighted map of Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign; an extensive genealogy library... More on Virginia.org

The society's genealogy library focuses on the folk art and history of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Electric map traces ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Museum housing collections of local historical significance. More on Virginia.org

Museum that features folk art and cultures of the Shenandoah region ... More on TripAdvisor

The center focuses on the folk art and history of the Shenandoah Valley, Rockingham County and the City of Harrisonburg. Exhibits portray the unique history ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Inscription. The first church in Rockingham County was built on this site in 1747 on land owned by Captain Daniel Harrison of the colonial militia. Serving as a "Chapel of Ease" for Augusta Parish, the first building is believed to ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This is the approximate site where Union Lt. John Rodgers Meigs was killed in a fight with three Confederate scouts on October 3, 1864. In retaliation, General Philip H. Sheridan ordered that buildings over a large area, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The death of Union Lt. John R. Meigs, near the granite marker on the hill in front of you, unleashed a firestorm of retaliation. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, erroneously told that civilian... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here on the old Swift Run Gap Road on the evening of October 3, 1864, Union Lt. John Rodgers Meigs was killed in a fight with three Confederate scouts guided by local resident Pvt. Ben... More on HMDB

Inscription. In memory of Lt. Col. Thomas F. Wildes, 116th Ohio Regiment, who, when ordered by Gen. Sheridan to burn the town of Dayton, Va. in retaliation for the death of a Union officer, refused to obey that order, risking court-martial ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In the fall of 1864, attacks by Confederate raiders and bushwhackers angered Federal officers in the Shenandoah Valley. On September 22, Union soldiers captured a hapless man named Davy Getz near Woodstock who was wearing ... More on HMDB

The museum of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society focuses on the history of the region. Visitors can see exhibits pertaining to the art and history of the people of this region. Within our museum collection, the museum ... More on Heritage