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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDJ0_power-of-the-potomac_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The Potomac River races east past you with enough mountain-carving power to punch through the entire Blue Ridge to your right. Such energy easily powered the entire national armory from the early 1800s until 1861. Diverted by a dam upstream, river…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDIW_daring-escapes_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The boat ramp in front of you was the site of two daring escapes in the Battle of Harpers Ferry. Under the cover of darkness, 1,400 Union cavalrymen fled on horseback down the ramp. crossing a pontoon bridge into Maryland on September 14, 1862. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDIQ_my-favorite-boat_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The metal boat frame to your right is a replica of a collapsible boat built here for Lewis and Clark. Menwether Lewis came to the armory in 1803 to prepare for an epic cross-continent journey and oversee the construction and testing of the boat. L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDIK_a-perfect-heap-of-ruins_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Standing here on the night of April 18, 1861, you would have seen billowing smoke as fire raged in the armory workshops upstream. Virginia had just seceded from the United States and Virginia militiamen were advancing on the armory. Vastly outnumb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDI5_benjamin-c-criswell_Moundsville-WV.html
Rescued the body of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin H. Hodgson from within the enemy lines; brought up ammunition and encouraged the men in the most exposed positions under heavy fire in the Little Big Horn River fight.
Sergeant Benjamin C. Criswell r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDHT_short-lived-sanctuary_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Thousands of enslaved people fled to the Union lines at Harpers Ferry during the Civil War. Some of them found shelter in the "contraband camp" located near here in the shadow of John Brown's Fort. Their freedom and safety were always in jeopardy.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDHL_armory-grounds_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The United States Armory was the main reason Lewis came to Harpers Ferry. He needed dependable weapons and supplies to succeed on his mission. The quality of the armorers' handiwork would also mean the difference between life and death for Lewis a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDHF_six-acres-that-changed-the-world_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Along this path lie the remains of revolutions. Six acres of the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry have been reduced to rubble. Buildings that buzzed with activity and innovation now lie covered with dirt. Train tracks that pushed to the edge of a new …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDG5_lindys-landing_Moundsville-WV.html
The "Spirit of St. Louis," piloted by Charles Lindberg landed in Moundsville .1 mile west at Langin Field, Aug. 4, 1927. Seen by 140,000 locally, he led aviation into the rocket era, creating the U.S. air transportation network.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDFP_civil-war-cannons_Moundsville-WV.html
In tribute to Howard D. Blankenship, who made all the arrangements to have both cannons retrofitted to their original. His project started 1977 and was completed 1984.
The northern piece was manufactured by N.P. Ames Foundry, Springfield Mass.…