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.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "This beautiful old building was built in 1826. Used as a store first, it was later remodeled into an inn serving stagecoach trade and travelers on the C & O Canal and B & O Railroad. Since restored, it now serves as a Park Service Office and Tourist Center, at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Built in 1826, the Stagecoach Inn, a favorite stopping place for travelers in its day, has been restored as a visitors center. Rising behind and above it is St. Peter's Catholic Church." Published by D.E. Traub. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "St. George's Chapel was the first church erected West of the Blue Ridge Mountains. No record has ever been found of the exact date of its erection, owing to the fact that it was part of Norborne Parish, England. The original furnishings were brought from England. The roof of sheet lead was used for bullets during the Civil War." Published by Nichols Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on postcard reads: "The Inn is located in historic Charles Town in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley on the National Highway, two hours from Washington and Baltimore." Published by I & M Ottenheimer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
St. Peter's Catholic Church; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
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Caption on back of postcard reads: "Built 1831 - Remodeled 1896. Used as Hospital during Civil War. Has been in continuous use since its dedication." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "The colonial home of Charles Washington, a brother of George Washington, and founder of Charles Town. He built the wings of the present house and called it "Happy Retreat." In 1833 Judge Douglass completed the center part, modeling it after "Mordington," the Douglass ancestral home in Scotland." Published by Nichols, Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
St. John's Episcopal Church Ruins; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
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Caption on back of postcard reads: "Old Church ruins at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, used by soldier to hide their horses during Civil War." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Built by George Washington for his brother, Samuel, who moved here about 1770. Here Louis Philippe, later King of France, and his two brothers lived in exile. In this house Dolly Payne Todd was married to James Madison, afterward President of the United States." Published by Nichols' Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "In 1864, "Locus Hill" was the center of a fierce battle between the Confederates under Early and the Federals under Sheridan. The house was riddled with bullets. Now a private residence, "Locust Hill" records the results of this battle because the bullets may still be seen in a wall of the house." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Home of Samuel Washington, George Washington's oldest full brother." Published by Virginia Book Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "During the autumn of 1862, after the Battle of Antietam, J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry camped on a hill within walking distance of the Dandridge mansion, called "The Bower." Every night the soldiers were entertained at this house where there was music, sometimes provided by the regimental band, dancing, and charades."
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Home of General Charles Lee at Leetown, West Virginia. Built in 1775." Published by Nichols & Stuck, pharmacists. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Mordington, old home of Chas. Washington, brother of George Washington. During his life, home was known as "Happy Retreat." Erected prior to 1799. 1833 altered to follow the plan of Mordington Ancestral home of the Danglers family in Scotland." Published by Williamsport Paper Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Cedar Lawn, near Charles Town, West Virginia, was built in 1825 by John T.A. Washington. The property stands on land once owned by George Washington." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "House is three-fourths stone, both inside and outside walls mostly two feet deep. Three chimneys, fireplaces in all rooms except one bedroom. Automatic heat, oil, General Electric furnace. Small frame section Select Cypress. Window sills, etc., choice oak, almost two hundred years old and perfect. Very old house, modernized in every detail such as floor plugs, insulation, etc." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Going stock farm. Gentleman's home 232.5 acres. Sixty miles from Washington on main highway, adjacent to Virginia's fox hunting country. Fertile farm land in extremely high state of cultivation. 35 acres Alfalfa in its second year. Excellent Blue Grass with electrically operated watering troughs and beautiful grove of oaks to provide shade. Wells (4) over entire farm provide water wherever it is desired. Two farmers' houses. Buildings designed and completed to fill every requirement for operation of stock farm raising pure bred cattle, hogs, sheep, etc." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of post card reads: "Main house built prior to the American Revolutionary War. John Baker, Sr. and his wife, Judith Wood Baker lived in this house during the Revolution. After the Revolution John Baker, Sr., a famous Tory, who stuck to his guns for George the Third, returned to England and latter James L. Ranson, became the owner of this place which has always been known as "Gap View." On July 14, 1869 it was sold by James L. Ranson to Charles H. Aglionby for $45,150.30." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Home of John T. Gibson, Site of John Brown Execution; Charles Town, W. Va.
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+ (Cross) indicates where scaffold stood from which John Brown was executed. Published by Williamsport Paper Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Railroad bridge crosses over the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers into a tunnel. Published by Baltimore Stationery Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Historic Harpers Ferry and Potomac River; Jefferson Co., W. Va.
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Railroad tracks follow the Potomac River on the right side. See original for correspondence. Published by Marken and Bielfield Inc. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Harper's Ferry, West Virginia is the lowest point in the State having an elevation of 272 feet above sea level. This view shows the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers." Published by Nichols & Stuck. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Looking Across Potomac From Cliffs of Maryland Heights; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
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At the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers where three bridges connect West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland. From postcard collection legacy system.)
View From Maryland Heights of Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
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Looking north-west up the Potomac River, several landmarks and structure such as Storer College, the Armory and the Hill Top Hotel can be seen.(From postcard collection legacy system.)
Potomac Panorama from the Hilltop House; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
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Caption on back of postcard reads: "This view looking up the Potomac River from near the point where the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers meet, shows the old Chesapeake and Ohio Canal which carried freight and passengers to and from Washington, D.C." Published by Valley News Agency. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Bridge in the distance spanning the Potomac River connects Maryland on the left with Virginia on the right." Published by Kelley's Studio. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on postcard reads: "This magnificent monument overlooks the Potomac where James Rumsey operated the first steamboat. It was erected in 1915 by the State of West Virginia and the Rumseyan Society, and the bronze tablet tells this story: "In honor of James Rumsey, inventor of the steamboat, who, in October, A.D. 1783, on the Potomac River, near the mouth of Sir John's Run, made the first successful application of steam to the practical purpose of navigation, and who, on December 3, 187. made a further successful demonstration on the Potomac River at Shepherdstown, Virginia, about 300 yards above this site."" Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Interior view. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Drawing Room at Harewood where President James Madison and Dolly Payne Todd were married in 1794. Portrait of Colonel Samuel Washington over the mantlepiece where he was twenty-one years old. He was a widower at the time." Published by Nichols & Stuck, Pharmacists. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "At this point, on the Potomac River, Rumsey, the inventor of the first steam propelled boat, made his experiments." Published by Marken & Bielfield Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
