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Works Project Administration – Articles from Rockingham County
HOUSES
1. SUBJECT:
Colonel Armstrong Home.
2. LOCATION:
East side of Main Street, Bridgewater, Virginia.
3. DATE:
1835-40, approximately.
4. OWNERS:
Owned by Colonel Armstrong, then by Widow Brown, daughter-in-law, and now by Mrs. Henry Marsh, niece
of the Widow Brown.
5. DESCRIPTION:
See form 3686, attached.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
Colonel Armstrong killed his neighbor, ___Shank, in front of his home. This was during the War Between the
States. There was a mock trial and Armstrong received a very light punishment.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informants: Messrs. Richcreek and Bricker.
Court Records of Rockingham County, at Harrisonburg.
April 23, 2024 W.A. Byerly
Bridgewater, VA
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HOUSES
1. SUBJECT:
Colonel Armstrong Home.
2. LOCATION:
East side of Main Street, Bridgewater, Virginia.
3. DATE:
1835-40, approximately.
4. OWNERS:
Owned by Colonel Armstrong, then by Widow Brown, daughter-in-law, and now by Mrs. Henry Marsh, niece
of the Widow Brown.
5. DESCRIPTION:
See form 3686, attached.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
Colonel Armstrong killed his neighbor, ___Shank, in front of his home. This was during the War Between the
States. There was a mock trial and Armstrong received a very light punishment.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informants: Messrs. Richcreek and Bricker.
Court Records of Rockingham County, at Harrisonburg.
April 23, 2024 W.A. Byerly
Bridgewater, VA
Page 97 of 482
