An African American history tour of Rockingham County featuring Zenda, an African American community that grew when previously enslaved families joined in the 1870s, of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. This self-driving tour features historic African American sites such as schools, churches, neighborhoods, cemeteries, businesses, and more. The tour starts on the Valley Turnpike and ends at the Rockingham County Bronze Turkey Statue and covers a total of 40 sites. This tour can be done in sections depending on what part of the county you wish to explore.
We wish to acknowledge and and give a special thanks to the researchers and contributors to this tour: Rocktown History/Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, Sarah Bixler of the Lincoln Homestead, Pat Turner Ritchie, Charity Derrow, John Hisghman, DeLois Warr, Sharon Barber, William Good and Sharon Spangler, Ester Nizer, Monica Robinson, Robin Lyttle, and Taya Whitley for their assistance. Photos courtesy of Robin Lyttle unless otherwise noted in captions. Aerial map images from Apple Maps.
We wish to acknowledge and and give a special thanks to the researchers and contributors to this tour: Rocktown History/Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, Sarah Bixler of the Lincoln Homestead, Pat Turner Ritchie, Charity Derrow, John Hisghman, DeLois Warr, Sharon Barber, William Good and Sharon Spangler, Ester Nizer, Monica Robinson, Robin Lyttle, and Taya Whitley for their assistance. Photos courtesy of Robin Lyttle unless otherwise noted in captions. Aerial map images from Apple Maps.
Download a PDF file of the Roots Run Deep Rockingham County, Virginia Tour booklet (1st Ed, 2022) below.
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