Sharpsburg, Maryland.
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Dedicated to the men and women who devotedly served their country in the Viet Nam Era
(War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Dedicated to the men and women who devotedly served their country in the Viet Nam Era (War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Jacob Highbarger House 201 West Main Street has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1832
Shepherd College Incorporated as Shepherd College, 1871. Chartered by act of the Legislature, Feb. 27, 1872, as the Shepherd College State Normal School. Name changed in 1931 to Shepherd State Teachers College and in 1943, . . . 
Shepherdstown, the oldest town in what is now West Virginia was incorporated as Mecklenburg in 1762, but was renamed Shepherd's Town in 1798 in honor of its founder Thomas Shepherd. From the French and Indian War to the . . . 
Jefferson County Formed in 1801 from Berkeley. Named for Thomas Jefferson. Home of Generals Gates, Darke, and Charles Lee. Here four companies of Washington's men organized. Shepherdstown was strongly urged as the seat of . . . 
The Puffinbarger House 201 N. Princess St. has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1878
An inspection of tobacco shall be...established on the lands of the said Abraham Shepherd to be called and known by the name of Mecklenburg warehouse. – Act of the Virginia Assembly, passed November 29, 1788. You are . . . 
This theater was designed by Reginald Geare, architect for the well-known Knickerbocker Theater of Washington, D.C.
From Civil War to Civil Rights In 1862 Union soldiers forced Edmund Chambers, this farm's first owner (1848-1869), from his home. The farm became a battlefield, where Confederate General A.P. Hill struck the winning blow of . . . 
Built in 1850 Federal Hospital during Civil War 
Harpers Ferry, Virginia - Charter from Virginia Legislature 1851 Jeremiah Fuss - 1851-1852 John C. Umseld - 1852-1853 Solomon V. Yantis - 1853-1855, 1879-1880, 1882-1885 George Mauzy - 1855-1857 Isaac Fouke - 1858-1859 . . . 
Enjoy over 3,000 acres of rivers, trails, and battlefields in historic Harpers Ferry Near the Visitor Center: Battlefields and Trails Experience Harpers Ferry's tumultuous past. Pick up park trail maps and guides at the . . . 
The stone and brick walls in front of you show the outline of the Small Arsenal. The actual foundation of this former weapons storehouse lies below ground. In 1959 National Park Service archaeologists first excavated the . . . 
You are standing in Arsenal Square. Weapons made in the armory were carted here for storage in the two arsenal buildings from 1803 - 1861. The stone rectangle in the ground in front of you outlines the large arsenal built in . . . 
1898-1902 Cuba Philippine Islands Porto Rico U.S.A.
"The War That Ended Slavery" Abolitionist Frederick Douglass, from his 1881 Storer College Commencement speech "I want to free all the negroes in this [slave] state ... if the citizens interfere with me I must only burn the . . . 
Completed in 1843 the two-story building that once stood here was used "for storing iron, steel, and other supplies." During the Civil War it was also used by Union forces for storage.
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Water from the canal flowed through underground tunnels, turning water wheels and powering armory machinery before it exited through tailraces.
Completed in 1848 this was the armory's largest building, nearly 100 yards long. Here workers forged iron into gun barrels and parts.
