History · Broadway

Broadway’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Broadway. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Broadway is a town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Broadway had a population of 4,170. It is included in the Harrisonburg metropolitan area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 3,691 to 4,170 (+13%). Half of its homes were built before 1993.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Broadway yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Broadway, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

4 historic places in Broadway

4 places in Broadway are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Virginiaby listings · the typical town has 1
4places listed3 buildings · 1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
3historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1971first listedTunker House · newest: Deering Hall, 2020

Where they are

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966. Broadway’s busiest decade was the 1970s.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

From Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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