Lockwood House

Lockwood House (HM6K2)

Location: Harpers Ferry, WV 25425 Jefferson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 19.43', W 77° 44.134'

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With its commanding view of Harpers Ferry and the Potomac River gap, this house has witnessed significant chapters in Harpers Ferry's history. It was built in 1847 as quarters for the U.S. Armory paymaster and later served as headquarters for Union Generals Henry H. Lockwood and Philip H. Sheridan during the Civil War.

After the war, Storer Normal School (later college) - one of America's first schools for freed slaves - began here, and for almost a century Black students and Freewill Baptist Church staff utilized this building. Today, its exterior is restored to the Civil War period, but two rooms are furnished as they were during its early Storer College occupancy.

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HM Number	HM6K2
Tags	Black History, Education, US Civil War
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 11:11pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18S E 264188 N 4356282
Decimal Degrees	39.32383333, -77.73556667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 39° 19.43', W 77° 44.134'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	39° 19' 25.80" N, 77° 44' 8.04" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	304
Closest Postal Address	At or near 359 Fillmore St, Harpers Ferry WV 25425, US
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