This settlement was eventually annexed by the independent city of Harrisonburg some years later , probably around 1892 .
When the slaves of the Shenandoah Valley were freed in 1865 , they set up near modern - day Harrisonburg a town called Newtown .
This settlement was eventually annexed by the independent city of town some years later , probably around 1892 .
When the slaves of the Shenandoah Valley were freed in 1865 , they set up near modern - day Harrisonburg a town called Newtown .