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See original for correspondence. Published by The World Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

37. Looking Over the Potomac; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Published by The World Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

38. A Typical Street Scene; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "Charles Washington Memorial Hall located on one of the four corners, donated by Charles Washington, brother of General George Washington." See original for correspondence. Published by Tichnor Bros. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

39. Charles Washington Hall; Charles Town, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "Sometimes called the Market Building. The original building was built in 1806 on land donated by Charles Washington, brother of the first president of the United States. During the war between the states it was destroyed by fire by Union Soldiers. The people of Charles Town rebuilt it in 1874. The first floor was used as a market house for over 100 years. At one time the Charles Town Post Office was located in this building and it was here that the first rural delivery mail route in the country was inaugurated in 1896. This was during the term of William L. Wilson, of Charles Town, as Postmaster General in President Cleveland's cabinet." Published by Kelly Studios. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

40. Charles Washington Hall; Charles Town, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "Court House at Charlestown, W. Va. (then Virginia), where John Brown was tried and convicted on Nov. 2, 1859. The scaffold on which Brown was executed was afterwards built into the porch of a house, bought by a Confederate soldier, still the owner. It was taken to Chicago and then brought to Washington. The Kansas State Historical Society will probably become its permanent owner." Published by The National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

41. Charlestown Court House; Charlestown, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "It was in this court house on December 2, 1869 that John Brown was sentenced to be hanged for his treasonous raid on the Engine House at Harper's Ferry 8 miles distant. Jefferson County was named for Thomas Jefferson and was formed from Berkeley County in 1801. In early colonial times, Jefferson County was part of a vast territory which spread North and East from the Williamsburg seat of government in Virginia." Published by Kelly Studios. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

42. Jefferson County Court House; Charles Town, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

43. High School; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Published by Walter E. Dittmeyer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

44. Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Published by W.E. Dittmeyer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

45. Catholic Church and Solid Rock Steps; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by M. Ottenheimer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

46. Old Catholic Church; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Published by Louis Kauffman & Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

47. Anthony Memorial Hall, Storer College; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "This house built by Robert Harper about 1775 on a bluff overlooking the place where the Shenandoah flows into the Potomac River about 50 miles N.W. of the nation's capitol. The bridge is to the Garden. the house was remodeled 3 times between 1775 and 1859. The house was recently restored by the National Park Service and furnished by the Shenandoah-Potomac Garden Council." Published by Kelley's Studio. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

48. Harper House; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.