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

Shenandoah Street about 1880

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 12, 2007

1. Shenandoah Street about 1880 Marker

Photo shows the buildings fronting Shenandoah Street circa 1880.

Inscription. (Photo of the buildings along Shenandoah Street about 1880)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 39° 19.346′ N, 77° 43.849′ W. Marker is in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in Jefferson County. It is on Shenandoah Street (Business U.S. 340), on the right when traveling east. Located in lower town of Harpers Ferry National Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harpers Ferry WV 25425, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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: Floods (a

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few steps from this marker); Welcome to St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church (within shouting distance of this marker); A Government Factory Town No Longer (within shouting distance of this marker); Harper House: The Mansion on the Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Armory Workers (within shouting distance of this marker); Market House (within shouting distance of this marker); Harper House Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harpers Ferry.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Harper House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Marker on the other side of the Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, December 29, 2006

2. Marker on the other side of the Street

The marker is beside the sidewalk in front of the wagon display on the opposite side of Shenandoah Street.

Shenandoah Street Buildings Today image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 7, 2008

3. Shenandoah Street Buildings Today

Industry Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 12, 2007

4. Industry Museum

One of several historic structures in Harpers Ferry's lower town. The building is seen in the 1880s photo on the marker, and today houses the park's industry museum displaying machinery used at Harpers Ferry.

Shenandoah Street from the Balcony image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, April 5, 2008

5. Shenandoah Street from the Balcony

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,082 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 10, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.