Harrison District

Harrison District is a locality in Washington, Virginia. Harrison District is situated nearby to the neighborhood Morningside Hills, as well as near the locality McConnell.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barter Theatre and St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

Barter Theatre

Theater building

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Barter Theatre, in Abingdon, Virginia, opened on June 10, 1933. It is the longest-running professional Equity theatre in the United States.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church

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St. Thomas Episcopal Church is a historic parish of the Episcopal Church in Abingdon, Virginia, within the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.

The Martha Washington Inn is a historic hotel located in Abingdon, Virginia. Originally built in 1832 by General Francis Preston, hero of the War of 1812, for his family of nine children, over the course of the last 174 years, the building has served as an upscale women's college, a Civil War hospital and barracks, and as a residence for visiting actors of the Barter Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abingdon and Hayter.

Abingdon

Town

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Abingdon is a town in and the county seat of Washington County, Virginia, United States, 133 miles southwest of Roanoke. The population was 8,375 at the 2020 census.

Hayter

Hamlet

Hayter is an unincorporated community in Washington County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It has an elevation of 2,149 ft.

Harrison District

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Harrison Magisterial District”
Location: Washington, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.7279° or 36° 43′ 40″ north

Longitude

-81.9487° or 81° 56′ 55″ west

Elevation

2,195 feet (669 metres)

Open location code

868WP3H2+5G

GeoNames ID

4763226

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Notable Places Nearby

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