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Harriston’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Harriston is a census-designated place in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Harriston had a population of 948.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 909 to 948 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1986.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Harriston 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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Harriston, 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

Nothing in Harriston is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Harriston has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Coiner House in Crimora, 3.5 miles away.

Harriston and the nearest listed places

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Coiner HouseCrimora SchoolMt. Meridian SchoolhouseNew Hope High SchoolHarnsberger Octagonal BarnStephen Harnsberger House

Closest to Harriston

Coiner HouseCrimora · I House3.5miCrimora SchoolCrimora · Vernacular4miMt. Meridian SchoolhouseGrottoes · Vernacular4miNew Hope High SchoolNew Hope · Art Deco4.2miHarnsberger Octagonal BarnGrottoes · Building4.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Coiner House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Harriston?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Harriston’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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

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📜 Grottoes📜 Waynesboro📜 Mount Crawford📜 Staunton
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