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Shepherdstown in Jefferson County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association

Sept 19-20, 1862

 
 
Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association Marker image. Click for full size.
2020
1. Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association Marker
Inscription.
The members and friends of the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association saved this hallowed ground for future generations
Founder and First President — Edward E. Dunleavy

 
Erected by Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkWar, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 19, 1862.
 
Location. 39° 25.695′ N, 77° 46.722′ W. Memorial is in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of River Road (County Road 17/1) and Trough Road (County Road 31/1), on the right when traveling west on River Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 3125 Trough Road, Shepherdstown WV 25443, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in the Eastern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battle of Boteler's Ford (within shouting distance of this marker); Boteler’s Ford Tablet B. F. 3 (within shouting distance of this marker); Boteler’s Ford Tablet B. F. 2 (within shouting distance of this marker); Pack Horse Ford (within shouting distance of this marker); Boteler’s Ford Tablet B. F. 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Barnes' Brigade
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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle of Shepherdstown (about 600 feet away); 118th Pennsylvania Infantry (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shepherdstown.
 
Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association Marker image. Click for full size.
2020
2. Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2020. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2020.
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