https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/042660https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/042660.jpgThe Rumsey Monument; Shepherdstown, W. Va.Counties--Jefferson.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.)West Virginia History OnView