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| Reporter: | Skeens, Betty |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Title: | Acker House: Little Changed Since 1818 |
| Newspaper: | Harrisonburg Daily News Record |
| City: | Harrisonburg, Va. |
| Pages: | 25 |
| Date: | September 26 |
| Keywords: | 1. Houses - Rockingham County. 2. Rockingham County - Houses. 3. Acker, Peter. 4. Acker House. |
| Abstract: | The Peter Acker house, near Linville, is featured in this illustrated article. Built in 1818, the estate had belonged to the Lincoln Homestead prior to 1780. One picture shows slots in the cellar used to ward off Indian attacks. |
| Location: | BC EMU-HL JMU RPL |