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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CBY_brackett-house_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Built in 1858, this house served as the home for the U.S. Armory superintendent's clerk. As an assistant to the superintendent, the clerk's responsibilities included drafting correspondence, filing reports, arranging schedules, and insuring the sm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CBG_nathan-cook-brackett_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Founder of Storer College
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CB6_morrell-house_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
This house was built in 1858 as quarters for the U.S. Armory paymaster's clerk and his family. This clerk helped the paymaster manage the armory's complex budget and payroll, and assisted also with the collection of government quarters' rent and t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14D0_keyes-switch-engagement_Bolivar-WV.html
This is the site of the last Civil War engagement in Jefferson County and one of the last fights involving Col. John S. Mosby's Rangers. It also marked the end of the Independent Loudoun Rangers, a small cavalry unit recruited in 1862 from Loudoun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14CZ_jackson-at-harpers-ferry_Bolivar-WV.html
As you explore Jefferson County's Civil War sites, you will learn about some of the notable exploits on the native soil of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, one of the wars most famous figures. Jackson was born in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virgi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGP7_sweets-for-harpers-ferry_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The enticing smell of bread, cakes, candies, and pies undoubtedly attracted many customers to Frederick Roeder's Confectionery, making it a prosperous business from 1845 to 1861. In addition to his store, it is reported that he carried small pies …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFJI_mere-machines-of-labor_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Work in the Smith and Forging Shop that stood here was dirty, smoky, noisy, and dangerous. Worse still, in the early 1800s armorers changed from skilled craftsmen - creating unique handcrafted weapons - into wage laborers tending machines for less…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFIE_by-the-aid-of-these-machines_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Beneath your feet lie the foundations of the Smith and Forging Shop. The largest building in the armory, it reflected changing methods of manufacturing. In the armory's early days, gun making was slow and labor intensive. Armorers worked in small …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFHP_racing-west_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
On this spot in 1838 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) pulled into the lead in the race for transportation industry dominance with the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (C&O). Denied across to the Maryland side of the river, the B&O struck a deal with t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFFK_battle-of-harpers-ferry-jackson-arrives_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
(Upper Panel): Battle of Harpers FerryInvasion rocked the United States during the second year of the American Civil War. In September 1862 Confederate General Robert E. Lee launched his army into Maryland - the North. Lee's first target became Ha…