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Caption on back of postcard reads: "Shepherd College was founded in 1871. McMurran Hall was named after the first college president Joseph McMurran. From the early date Shepherd College has grown to a four year, fully accredited, Liberal Arts College." (From postcard collection legacy system.)

157. McMurran Hall, Shepherd College; Shepherdstown, W. Va.

IDNO:
042568
Title:
McMurran Hall, Shepherd College; Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Shepherd College was founded in 1871. McMurran Hall was named after the first college president Joseph McMurran. From the early date Shepherd College has grown to a four year, fully accredited, Liberal Arts College." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Erected in 1904, this building contains the administrative offices, library, teachers education center and radio studios. Shepherd College, an accredited state college is located in historic Shepherdstown, Wes Virginia on the banks of the beautiful Potomac River." Published by Frederick Camera Shop. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

158. Knutti Administration Hall, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, W. Va.

IDNO:
042569
Title:
Knutti Administration Hall, Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Erected in 1904, this building contains the administrative offices, library, teachers education center and radio studios. Shepherd College, an accredited state college is located in historic Shepherdstown, Wes Virginia on the banks of the beautiful Potomac River." Published by Frederick Camera Shop. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Built in 1780. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Here Robert Harper, the founder of Harper's Ferry lived during the years he conducted a ferry across the river to the Maryland Shore. Harper's body lies buried overlooking the town." See original for correspondence. Published by John Myerly Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

159. The Old Harper House; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
042570
Title:
The Old Harper House; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Built in 1780. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Here Robert Harper, the founder of Harper's Ferry lived during the years he conducted a ferry across the river to the Maryland Shore. Harper's body lies buried overlooking the town." See original for correspondence. Published by John Myerly Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
(From postcard collection legacy system.)

160. St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
042571
Title:
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by The World Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

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

IDNO:
042572
Title:
Looking Over the Potomac; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1906
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by The World Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by The World Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

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

IDNO:
042573
Title:
A Typical Street Scene; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Published by The World Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
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.)

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

IDNO:
042574
Title:
Charles Washington Hall; Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Description:
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.)
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.)

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

IDNO:
042575
Title:
Charles Washington Hall; Charles Town, W. Va.
Description:
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.)
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.)

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

IDNO:
042576
Title:
Charlestown Court House; Charlestown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
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.)
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.)

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

IDNO:
042577
Title:
Jefferson County Court House; Charles Town, W. Va.
Description:
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.)
(From postcard collection legacy system.)

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

IDNO:
042578
Title:
High School; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by Walter E. Dittmeyer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

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

IDNO:
042579
Title:
Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Published by Walter E. Dittmeyer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)