The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town of Dayton is one of the oldest settled communities in Rockingham County, and is the county's second oldest incorporated town, after Bridgewater. The first settler in Dayton was Daniel Harrison (c. 1702–1770), whose family settled along Cooks Creek, north of downtown. Daniel was the eldest son of Isaiah Harrison and second wife Abigail and was born in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. Daniel's brother Thomas Harrison founded Harrisonburg several miles to the northeast. They and their three brothers had migrated from New York to Delaware and then to Orange County Virginia before settling in the Shenandoah Valley.
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Start Dayton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Dayton’s history is told.
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4 historic places in Dayton
Dayton has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 175 historic buildings, because Dayton Historic District alone counts 154.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1973Daniel Harrison House
Listed 1979Peter Paul House
Listed 1984Dayton Historic DistrictListed 2019Silver Lake Historic DistrictThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.