Bridgewater is an incorporated town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. Landmarks include Bridgewater Historic District. Bridgewater is the birthplace of Bill Harman, professional baseball player.
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The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Population 2000: 5,203 → 2010: 5,644 → 2020: 6,596
From Wikidata (CC0).
According to the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, the book History of Rockingham County, Virginia said John Dinkle built a carding mill there around 1810 and the settlement came to be called Dinkletown. By 1815, the Dinkle family additionally had a sawmill, stave mill, and gristmill in operation and opened the Dinkle Tavern on South Main Street (SR 42) in a brick house that still stands. Dinkle is also spelled Dinkel; the current town's main east–west street (SR 257) still carries the name Dinkel Avenue within the town limits.
The first bridge across the North River was built in 1820 along the town's north–south axis (present-day SR 42 / Main Street); and, for a time, the young community was known as Bridgeport.
The Town received its charter from the Virginia General Assembly on February 7, 1835, then incorporated as Bridgewater. Every February 7, the town holds an annual Charter Day celebration to commemorate the granting of the charter.
Bridgewater College is located within the town, and was first established in 1880. The college has grown along with the town, now enrolling more than 1,800 students.
Since the creation of the town in 1835, Bridgewater has endured six major floods, including a devastating flood in 1949 that claimed two lives. As a result, the US Army Corps of Engineers constructed a long earthen levee to protect large portions of the town against future flooding.
Since the mid-1990s, the town has held a "Summer's End Celebration" on Labor Day each year. The event has grown to include a 5k race, carnival rides, and live music, and is attended by thousands of people.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Bridgewater, Virginia, revision 1371143163 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Bridgewater's population was 6,596 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 5,203 in 2000.
North River Library
Bridgewater Historic District
A view of Bridgewater
A view of Bridgewater