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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCG4_house-ruins_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
An island entrepreneur or owner likely resided in this 2 1/2-story house which once stood on this foundation. Owners and workers both resided on the island. Other dwellings included four large 2-story structures, five 2-story brick tenements, and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCG2_head-gates-and-inner-basin_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
These brick-lined archways, or "head gates," built around 1850, once controlled much of the island's waterpower. From here, a "wing dam" extended across the Shenandoah River, funneling water through the arches and into the inner basin. A gate at t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCFY_river-wall_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The Harpers Ferry & Shenandoah Manufacturing Company built this stone wall about 1848 as part of the hydraulic system for its two cotton mils and other shops downstream. This extensive retaining wall formed part of the berm separating the inner ba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCFW_water-tunnels_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Tunnels increased power. Here water from the inner basin, located off to your right, flowed through a series of underground passages. With openings smaller at the downstream end - like a nozzle on a garden hose - these tunnels increased the water'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCCJ_shenandoah-river_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The power of the Shenandoah River once made Virginius Island valuable real estate. Armory Superintendent James Stubblefield purchased the island in 1824 for $15,000. Two months later he almost doubled his investment by selling the island as four t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCCG_cotton-mill_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Once the largest building on Virginius Island, this 1848 four-story brick structure sported steam heat and gas lighting and boasted the latest machinery for making "yard-wide sheeting and shirting at less than Baltimore prices." The cotton mill op…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCCD_virginius-island-trail_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
In the shadow of the United States Armory at Harpers Ferry, private industry thrived. Across this canal is Virginius Island, site of a town that once bustled with pre-Civil War businesses and the activities of 200 people. Built along the banks of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCC9_home-of-joseph-perkins_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Armory Superintendent Joseph Perkins lived in a converted warehouse on this spot from 1801-1806. The day Lewis arrived, March 16, 1803, he hand-delivered a letter from the Secretary of War directing Perkins to provide "arms & iron work... with the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCC7_market-house_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Armory workers purchased fresh vegetables, meat, and fish every Wednesday and Saturday here at the Market House. Constructed by the government near mid-century, the building that once stood here architecturally resembled the refurbished armory bui…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCC6_casualties-of-time_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Over two dozen armory workers' dwellings, ranging from modest frame cottages to substantial stone and brick houses, once fronted Shenandoah and Hamilton streets. The wood houses disappeared around mid-century, victims of fire and demolition. The g…