Linville, Virginia
| Linville | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Linville | |
| Coordinates: 38°31′15″N 78°50′15″W / 38.52083°N 78.83750°WCoordinates: 38°31′15″N 78°50′15″W / 38.52083°N 78.83750°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Rockingham County |
| Population (1870) | |
| • Total | 3,547 |
Linville is an unincorporated community located in Rockingham County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is located 6 miles north of Harrisonburg, Virginia.[1][2]It contains the Linville United Church of Christ.
History
Linville was affected by the major local floods of 1870.[1]Its population at the time was 3547, with 17 "productive industries" in the town. [1]
Mannheim, a large rubble stone manor house constructed circa 1788 by David Coffman, a descendant of one of the first German settlers in the Shenandoah Valley is located in Linville. David Coffman named his masterpiece, which at the time of its completion was one of the finest homes on the frontier west of the Blue Ridge Mountains after the German city from which the Coffman's originated. Once the centerpiece of a large plantation, Mannheim was occupied by successive generations of the Coffman family until 1880. Mannheim and the George Chrisman House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wayland, John Walter (1912). A history of Rockingham County, Virginia. Ruebush-Elkins Co. p. 166. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ Google. Google Maps (Map).
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
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