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Fort Harrison Inc/ The Daniel Harrison House Fort Harrison (Daniel Harrison House) built about 1749 is located in Dayton, Virginia.

Fort Harrison (the Daniel Harrison House) is an outstanding example of Valley architecture of the 1700's. The oldest section of the house is built of native limestone, a durable building material,which provided settlers in the area with protection against Indian raids during the French and Indian War period. Daniel Harrison and his son Benjamin both served in the militia of Augusta (now Rockingham) County. Peachy Harrison, a local physician, was the last Harrison to own the house.

Help support Fort Harrison (Daniel Harrison House) during Dayton Days this Saturday, October 3! We will be selling KITES...
10/02/2026

Help support Fort Harrison (Daniel Harrison House) during Dayton Days this Saturday, October 3! We will be selling KITES COUNTRY HAM SANDWICHES, chips and water bottles at Fort Harrison and at Triangle Emporium (Jody's Antique/Book Shop on Main Street.)
There will be vendors in and around the house selling a variety of items.

Come support the Daniel Harrison House (Fort Harrison)! We will be selling ham sandwiches, chips and water bottles at D...
09/29/2026

Come support the Daniel Harrison House (Fort Harrison)! We will be selling ham sandwiches, chips and water bottles at Dayton Days this Saturday, October 3. Sells will be at Fort Harrison and Triangle Emporium (Jody's Antique/Book Shop on Main Street.) There will also be vendors selling a variety of items in and around the Daniel Harrison House.


Colonial Trade Fair - Saturday, June 20, 2026, 10 - 3:00 pm. Demonstrations of trades, sales of handcrafted items, Acti...
06/19/2026

Colonial Trade Fair - Saturday, June 20, 2026, 10 - 3:00 pm. Demonstrations of trades, sales of handcrafted items, Activities for Children, Dance (10 - 2:00 pm).
Admission by donation.

Colonial Trades Fair - Saturday, June 20, 2026, 10:00 - 3:00 pm. Dancing is one of the activities taking place on Saturd...
06/19/2026

Colonial Trades Fair - Saturday, June 20, 2026, 10:00 - 3:00 pm. Dancing is one of the activities taking place on Saturday. You can watch or get in the middle of it and dance! The dancing is 10:00 - 2:00 pm. There will be Kid's Activities as well.

Colonial Trade Fair - Saturday, June 20, 10:00 - 3:00 pm. Demonstrations of trades of the times, sales of handcrafted i...
06/17/2026

Colonial Trade Fair - Saturday, June 20, 10:00 - 3:00 pm. Demonstrations of trades of the times, sales of handcrafted items, dance (10:00-2:00), activities for the kids.
Admission by donation.

TRADE FAIR, Saturday, June 20, 10:00 - 3:00 pm. Come see demonstrations of trades from the past. There will also be sal...
06/14/2026

TRADE FAIR, Saturday, June 20, 10:00 - 3:00 pm. Come see demonstrations of trades from the past. There will also be sales of handcrafted items, activities for kids, and a 1700-1800's dance group. Admission by donation.

TRADE FAIR, Saturday, June 20, 10:00 - 3:00 pm.Live Demonstrations of a variety of trades, Sales of handcrafted items, 1...
06/10/2026

TRADE FAIR, Saturday, June 20, 10:00 - 3:00 pm.
Live Demonstrations of a variety of trades, Sales of handcrafted items, 1700-1800's dancing, Kids activities. Admission by donation.

FREE EVENT TODAY! Colonial Trades Fair at Fort Harrison, Dayton. 10:00 - 3:00 PM. Kathy and Glen Bryant, Blacksmith is j...
06/21/2025

FREE EVENT TODAY! Colonial Trades Fair at Fort Harrison, Dayton. 10:00 - 3:00 PM. Kathy and Glen Bryant, Blacksmith is just one of the demonstrators for the day. There will be activities for kids, Handcrafted items for sale, fun for the whole family.

FREE EVENT, Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 - 3:00 PM, Colonial Trades Fair at Fort Harrison. Just one of our demonstrat...
06/21/2025

FREE EVENT, Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00 - 3:00 PM, Colonial Trades Fair at Fort Harrison. Just one of our demonstrators for the day is Cathie Miranda, Potter. There will be activities for kids and fun for the whole family.

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335 Main Street
Dayton, VA
22821

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