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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CC5_harpers-ferry-bolivar-veterans-memorial_Bolivar-WV.html
This Memorial is dedicated to all from the Harpers Ferry-Bolivar District who served their country from World War I to the present. Their sacrifice and valor for the freedom of America will never be forgotten. For those who did not return, our und…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CC1_branding-the-b-o_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Passengers in the late 1800s would have instantly recognized this building as the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad station. Known for their distinctive style and red-and-brown color scheme, the B&O designed their stations to give customers a comf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CBZ_pvt-luke-quinn_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Only Marine killed in John Brown's Raid - October 18, 1859
Pvt Luke Quinn came from Ireland in 1835, and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1855 in Brooklyn, NY. He was sent to sea duty, then transferred to Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. He c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CBY_brackett-house_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Built in 1858, this house served as the home for the U.S. Armory superintendent's clerk. As an assistant to the superintendent, the clerk's responsibilities included drafting correspondence, filing reports, arranging schedules, and insuring the sm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CBG_nathan-cook-brackett_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Founder of Storer College
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CB6_morrell-house_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
This house was built in 1858 as quarters for the U.S. Armory paymaster's clerk and his family. This clerk helped the paymaster manage the armory's complex budget and payroll, and assisted also with the collection of government quarters' rent and t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16NB_pack-horse-ford_Shepherdstown-WV.html
Early settlers crossed the Potomac here. "Stonewall" Jackson and A.P. Hill used this ford on the way to Battle of Antietam. Here Lee's army crossed after the battle, with the Corn Exchange Regiment, other Federals in pursuit.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1591_shepherdstown_Murfreesboro-WV.html
James Rumsey, inventor of the steamboat, lived here, 1785 to 1788, and in 1787 demonstrated his boat on the Potomac at this point. Here was born Colonel James Strode Swearingen, who commanded the men who founded the City of Chicago in 1803.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14GV_iron-furnaces_Charles-Town-WV.html
Thomas Mayberry agreed in 1742 to erect iron furnaces on the property of William Vestal. Here ore was mined and iron produced for the first time west of the Blue Ridge. Washington visited the iron furnaces here in 1760.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14GE_the-greenback-raid_Shenandoah-Junction-WV.html
(Preface):The Federal offensive in the Shenandoah Valley begun in May 1864 faltered in the summer with Confederate victories and Gen. Jubal A. Early's Washington Raid in July. Union Gen. Philip H. Sheridan took command in August, defeated Early at…