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| Reporter: | Skeens, Betty |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Title: | 18th Century Home was Hospital Church |
| Newspaper: | Harrisonburg Daily News Record |
| City: | Harrisonburg, Va. |
| Pages: | 26 |
| Date: | August 29 |
| Keywords: | 1. Houses - Rockingham County. 2. Rockingham County - Houses. 3. Yount, Jacob. 4. Jacob Yount House. |
| Abstract: | An illustrated article on the Jacob Yount house near Port Republic. Yount built the house ca. 1796. The house contained moveable partitions to accommodate Church of the Brethren worship services. During the Civil War battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic the house served as a hospital for both armies. |
| Location: | BC EMU-HL JMU RPL |