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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCBZ_butcher-shop-and-boarding-house_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Factory officials believed a ready supply of meat for the community was "decidedly advantageous to the interests of the armory." As a result, the armory permitted local businessman Philip Coons to erect a large butcher shop and smoke-house, as wel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCBY_jefferson-rock_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Twenty years before Lewis came to town, his mentor, Thomas Jefferson, wrote about the view from this rock. Jefferson's comments on the landscape were published in Notes on the State of Virginia. That book provided a model for Lewis as he recorded …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCBX_st-johns-episcopal-church_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
These weathered ruins are all that remain of St. John's Episcopal Church - one of Harpers Ferry's five earliest churches.
Built in 1852 with money provided by church fairs, St. John's served as a hospital and barracks during the Civil War and s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCBW_st-peters-roman-catholic-church_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad produced an influx of Irish laborers into the Harpers Ferry area during the early 1830's. St. Peter's Catholic Church, completed in 1833, symbolizes America's meltin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCBV_shenandoah-street-about-1880_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
(Photo of the buildings along Shenandoah Street about 1880)
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCBU_high-street-in-1886_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
(Photo of High Street in 1886)
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCB1_springhouses-and-root-cellars_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
These small caves carved into the shale cliffside at one time served as springhouses and root cellars for the residents of this block.
The cooler subsurface temperatures of a root cellar helped preserve herbs, vegetables, and fruits in the day…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCB0_harper-house-tavern_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The Harpers House was near the end of a 20-year run as the only tavern in Harpers Ferry when Lewis arrived. Thomas Jefferson may have been among the first guests to stay here in 1783. If Lewis rented a room in 1803, he was among the last travelers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCAZ_harper-house_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
From this vantage point, a succession of early residents watched Harpers Ferry grow from a tiny village into a thriving industrial community.
In 1775, town founder Robert Harper chose this hillside for his family home because it lay safely abo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCAY_large-arsenal-foundation_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Completed in 1800, the 2 1/2-story, brick arsenal building stored weapons made for the security and survival of a young United States of America. Lewis procured 15 rifles from this stockpile. They were the first and most essential weapons his sold…