The three story building with a "x" over it, in the right foreground of the image, quartered Union soldiers varies times during the Civil War including May 15, 1863 when an attack by a squad of Confederates, lead by Jefferson County's Captain R. Preston Chew, resulted in the capture of 60 Federals.
Corner of George and Washington Streets in Charles Town, W. Va.
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Postcard photograph of early 20th century, downtown Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia. The Old Jail is shown in the left foreground where John Brown was held for trail and awaited his execution.
Lady Bird Driven By Mrs. Hugh P. Price, Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.
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"Lady Bird", owned by Frances D. Packette and driven by Mrs. Hugh Price won "The Blue In The Ladies' Driving Horse Class" at The Charles Town Horse Show.
The church is located on Washington Street and was used as a hospital for the Confederate wounded during Lee's Maryland Campaign which included the battles of South Mountain, Antietam and Shepherdstown in September, 1862.
Built in ca. 1750 by Robert Harper, who operated a mill and a ferry across the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. The house is the oldest structure in Harper's Ferry.