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Works Project Administration – Articles from Rockingham County

HOUSES

Pendleton Bryan Home
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She painted a number of beautiful pictures, among which is to be noted: “Harrisonburg Looking
Eastward,”1867; “Sunrise at Lovers Leap,” 1886; and “Where Ashby Fell,” 1886.

Copies of this last one are to found in the Confederate Museum at Richmond, Virginia. Mrs. Bryan died at
Harrisonburg in 1916 and lies buried in Woodbine Cemetery.

Daniel Bryan, an uncle of Pendleton Bryan, was for many years the postmaster of Alexandria, Virginia. He is
said to have been a gifted author and poet, one of his poems being the “Mountain Muse.”

7. ART:
None.

8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informants: Dr. John Wayland, Allan C. Bryan, Mr. J.O. Stickley.
Court Records.

June 25, 2024 George W. Fetzer
Harrisonburg, VA

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