The Guardian - July 2012 - Jefferson County Historical Society

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N e w s l e t t e r o f t h e J e f f e r s o n C o u n t y W V H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y 

J u l y 2 0 1 2 V o l u m e X N u m b e r 3 

Two Speaker Series Continue 

Continuing the successful series of presentations 

by local historians sponsored by the Society and 

several other Jefferson County historical 

organizations, we are pleased to announce that the 

third in the Society’s 2012 Historic Speaker Series 

will be presented on August 15 by noted historian 

Mr. Paul Pritchard at the Camp Hill Methodist 

Church, 601 W. Washington Street in Harpers 

Ferry. Mr. Pritchard will discuss the rebirth of 

Harpers Ferry that occurred between 1970 and 1985 

as much of the town transitioned from private 

ownership to become the Harpers Ferry National 

Historic Park. Refreshments will be from be served 

at 7:00 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 7:30. 

As part of its contribution to Shepherdstown’s 

250 th Anniversary, The Historic Shepherdstown 

Commission has also established a series of 

presentations by local historians about the history of 

the town. This series is being presented with 

financial assistance from the West Virginia 

Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National 

Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, 

findings, conclusions, or recommendations do not 

necessarily represent those of the West Virginia 

Humanities Council or the National Endowment for 

the Humanities. For further info contact HSC 

President Vicki Smith at 304-876-1139 or 

pvsmith@frontiernet.net. 

The next HSC presentation will be held 

September 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the Entler Hotel in 

Shepherdstown. Dr. Jerry Thomas, Shepherd 

University Professor Emeritus of History and 

member of the board of Historic Shepherdstown 

will present ‘Myths, True Facts, and Surprising 

Tidbits of Shepherdstown History: A Brief Account 

of Some Twists and Turns Along the Path of the 

Walking Tour. The talk will highlight some of the 

issues that arose during the 2011 revision of the 

Shepherdstown walking tour brochure. A brief 

annual membership meeting of the Historic 

Shepherdstown Commission will precede the 

lecture. The public is invited. 

On Thursday, September 20, at 7:00 p.m. in the 

Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church at 100 S. King 

Street the Historic Shepherdstown Commission will 

host a presentation by Nicholas Redding: “Like An 

Awful Dream; Shepherdstown At War, 1861-1865.” 

Mr. Redding is an historian with the Civil War 

Trust, a graduate of Shepherd University, and the 

author of a forthcoming book, A Guide to Civil War 

Shepherdstown. On the 150 th anniversary of the 

Battle of Shepherdstown. Redding will discuss the 

impact of the Civil War on Shepherdstown in the 

very church which served as a hospital for 

numerous wounded soldiers following the Battle of 

Antietam. 

On Thursday, October 25, at 7 p.m. in the 

auditorium of the Robert C. Byrd Center for 

Legislative Studies, the HSC will host “The 

Shepherdstown Train Station: An Oral History,” a 

film and discussion presented by Dr. Kevin 

Williams, Chair of the Shepherd University 

Communications Department. 

The last of the 250th anniversary presentations 

will be held Thursday, November 29, at 7 p.m. in 

the auditorium of the Robert C. Byrd Center. Dr. 

John E. Stealey, Shepherd University Distinguished 

Professor of History Emeritus will present 

“Shepherdstown’s History in Regional and National 

Context,” which will be co-sponsored by the 

Historic Shepherdstown Commission, the Jefferson 

County Historical Society, and the Shepherdstown 

Community Club. 

JCHS Summer Picnic August 1 

On August 1 at 5:30 p.m., the Jefferson County 

Historical Society will once again host its annual 

picnic. The year is will be held at The Hill, the 

home of Roger and Wanda Perry, located at 198 

Augustine Avenue in Charles Town. Members 

should bring a covered dish with serving utensils 

and their own special beverages. Members who 

bring guests should also bring additional casseroles. 

Fried chicken, barbeque, lemonade, plates and 

tableware will be provided. If you are not a member 

Jefferson County History for All www.jeffersonhistoricalwv.org

of the Society, you may attend the picnic and 

complete a membership form during the picnic. 

How to get there: From the intersection of 

George and Washington Streets in Charles Town, 

go west on Washington Street, turn left on West 

Street, bear right as it turns into Augustine Avenue. 

Just past the Hilldale Shopping Center and across 

the street from Hillside Veterinary office, turn right 

into the Perry’s driveway and follow the signs to 

parking behind the house. 

Other Upcoming Events 

Martin Delany 200th Birthday Celebrations 

Martin Delany, an African-American born in 

Charles Town in 1812, was an African–American 

abolitionist, journalist, physician, and writer, 

arguably the first proponent of American Black 

Nationalism. He was one of the first three blacks 

admitted to Harvard Medical School. He became the 

first African-American field officer in the United 

States Army in the American Civil War. The Black 

History Preservation Society of Jefferson County 

has scheduled several events throughout the year to 

commemorate his 200th birthday. Those remaining 

include the following: 

• August 17 to 19, the 20th Annual African 

American Culture & Heritage Festival. 

Delany descendants are invited to participate 

in the annual parade that will take place on 

Saturday at 12 noon down the main street in 

Charles Town. Educational, health, vending, 

and other activities will take place at the 

festival grounds located at 301 South 

Lawrence St. Charles Town. Contact Warren 

Stewart 304-229-7248 

• September 15: A wayside exhibit will be 

placed near Delany’s birth site (200 block of 

West Liberty Street in Charles Town) and a 

historical sign will be erected elsewhere in 

the city as part of the Annual Charles Town 

Heritage Days activities. Contact Doug 

Perks 304. 725-2208 for the exact time and 

location. 

• September 17: A forum will be held at 7:00 

p.m. at the Star Lodge #1, 240 S. Lawrence 

Street, highlighting Delany’s life and 

covering such topics as the Civil War, the 

reconstruction era, politics, Masonic 

activities, and his death. Contact James 

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Taylor 304-725-7242 

• November 19: A film produced by Jim 

Surkamp about Delany’s life will be shown 

at 7:00 p.m. at Fishermen’s Hall in Charles 

Town. Contact James Tolbert 304-725-7852 

A Rare Chance to Relive History. On Saturday, 

September 15, 2012, Friends of Happy Retreat will 

sponsor a gala celebration of the anniversary of the 

wedding of James Madison and Dolley Payne Todd 

at Harewood, the historic home near Charles Town, 

where the celebration was held on September 15, 

1794. Harewood, built in 1770 by Samuel 

Washington, George Washington’s younger brother, 

was then the home of Dolley’s sister, Lucy Payne 

Washington, wife of Samuel’s son George Steptoe 

Washington. The Madison/Todd wedding took 

place in the elegant, paneled drawing room at 

Harewood, which today remains nearly untouched 

since that time. 

A gala dinner celebration will be held under tents 

on the Harewood lawn to celebrate the 218 th 

anniversary of the wedding. There will be a special 

program to commemorate the Madisons’ marriage. 

Proceeds of the event will go to support Friends of 

Happy Retreat, a 501(c )(3) non-profit corporation, 

in its effort to secure the purchase of Happy Retreat, 

the 1780 home of Charles Washington, the founder 

of Charles Town and younger brother of George and 

Samuel Washington. For further details about the 

event, please visit the Friends of Happy Retreat 

website at www.happyretreat.org.. Tickets for the 

gala are available on a first come, first served basis 

for $100 each. Attendance is limited. For ticket 

information call 304.724.7956. 

Charles Town Heritage Day will be held 

September 22 in downtown Charles Town. Visit the 

Heritage Day web site for more information at 

http://ctheritagefestival.com/ 

Preservation Alliance of West Virginia (PAWV) 

Historic Preservation Conference. Between 

September 27 and 29, PAWV will work with the 

Jefferson County Historic Landmarks Commission 

to host an historic preservation conference entitled 

“Sharing Stories, Learning Lessons: Truth & 

Triumph in Historic Preservation.” 


Jefferson County is West Virginia’s Eastern 

Gateway. Rich in early American, Civil War, and 

Civil Rights history, Jefferson County boasts almost 

2,000 historic resources, numerous Washington 

Family homes, and several historic districts. Enjoy 

conference stops in Shepherdstown, Charles Town, 

and Harpers Ferry, and learn useful skills for 

preservation success by attending educational 

sessions and workshops. 

For the first time, Preservation Alliance of West 

Virginia will provide American Institute of Planning 

Certificate Maintenance credits with 2.5 confirmed 

credit hours, and other sessions are under review. 

The conference will not just focus on planning, 

however, but will also engage novices, students, 

commissioners, and professionals working in 

historic preservation fields with educational sessions 

and activities in heritage tourism, organizational 

development, and preservation skills. 

The conference will begin on the morning of 

Thursday, September 27, with full-day workshops 

located at two Jefferson County venues. At the 

historic Claymont Mansion, enroll in a masonry 

hands-on workshop and learn from expert Moss 

Rudley of the National Park Service Historic 

Preservation Training Center. While at the Quality 

Hotel & Conference Center in Harpers Ferry, John 

Williams III, a member of the United States 

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, joined 

by Beth Erickson, President of the National 

Heritage Area Journey through Hallowed Ground, 

will instruct a capacity-building workshop that will 

debunk historic preservation myths and highlight 

local preservation activities of economics, 

education, and conservation while exploring 

partnerships at the state, regional, and national 

levels. 

Other conference events include tours of three 

Washington Family Homes and Arsenal Square in 

Harpers Ferry National Park, a historic preservation 

scavenger hunt, an awards banquet, and a luncheon 

in the grand ballroom of the Claymont Mansion on 

Saturday afternoon. Join Preservation Alliance of 

West Virginia on Friday-evening in celebration of 

historic preservation achievements at the annual 

awards banquet, which will be held in the ballroom 

at the Quality Hotel & Conference Center, and 

enjoy a rare keynote speech from Ed McMahon of 

the Urban Land Institute. William Frazier, an 


architectural historian and co-founder of the 

architectural firm Frazier Associates, will be the 

keynote speaker at the luncheon and Preservation 

Alliance of West Virginia’s annual meeting on 

Saturday. Congressmen David McKinley has been 

invited to attend and speak on Saturday, as well. 

For more information about conference sessions 

and American Institute of Planning Certificate 

Maintenance credits, in addition to online 

registration and a detailed conference schedule of 

“Sharing Stories, Learning Lessons: Truth & 

Triumph in Historic Preservation”, visit pawv.org or 

call 304-345-6005. 

On October 12 and 13, the American Public 

University System (APUS) University Archives, 

with support from the Arts and Humanities Alliance 

of Jefferson County, will host the Panhandle 

Documentary Heritage Preservation Workshop from 

at the APUS Academics Center Library in Charles 

Town. The Workshop will include six sessions 

focusing on the management and preservation of 

physical and digital heritage materials including 

archival records, photographs, and 

artifacts. According to APUS University Archivist 

Brad Wiles, the Workshop will help sharpen and 

expand the skills set of those working with area 

heritage collections and help ensure that they are 

available for future use. The goal is to offer an 

affordable training opportunity for organizations 

and people who may possess great historical 

material, but may not necessarily be equipped to 

manage it or have access to more formal training. 

“Historic preservation and the utilization of 

heritage resources have been identified as key 

objectives in the economic and educational 

development of the region in things like the 340 

Corridor East Gateway Plan,” Wiles said. “The 

Workshop and the possibility of future workshops 

helps bring awareness to preservation on a more 

intimate level. The way we treat the historical 

record often extends to how we treat historic places 

and events. It is our hope that the Workshop will 

lay the groundwork for an ongoing training program 

that utilizes the partnerships created through these 

and other collaborative efforts to highlight the area’s 

rich history.” 

The Workshop sessions will be instructional and 

informational, serving as a forum for attendees to 


discuss the issues they face and devise strategies 

from the best-practices and experiences conveyed 

by the session leaders. The sessions will be 

presented by history and heritage professionals from 

APUS, the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, 

and the Jefferson County Historical Society. The 

Workshop coincides with the American Archives 

Month initiative, a month-long campaign held every 

October since 2006 by the National Archives and 

the Society of American Archivists to foster 

awareness of archival resources and institutions 

throughout the country. 

Registration for the Workshop is open to 

individuals currently working within area 

organizations, independent researchers, collectors, 

and others interested in historic preservation. The 

registration fee of $20 is for both days and includes 

lunch & refreshments. Participation is limited to 25 

individuals on a first-come, first-served basis. The 

APUS Academics Center Library is located at 330 

North George Street in Charles Town. Contact 

APUS University Archivist Brad Wiles at 

bwiles@apus.edu or 304-724-2670. 

A Fond Farewell 

and Many Thanks 

to Mr. Perks 

Since, 2008, we have been fortunate enough to have 

Doug Perks’ column, “Mr. Jefferson’s County” 

grace the pages of the Guardian. We hope his 

knowledge and outstanding ability to bring history 

alive have provided you with an appreciation for the 

rich heritage of Jefferson County and that you 

enjoyed Doug's march through the pages of time, 

beginning with the earliest European settlement in 

the Great Valley of Virginia and arriving at the Civil 

War era. 

However, that’s a pretty long march and 

although we’re sure Doug enjoyed taking each step 

along the way and has many more stories to tell, he 

has decided to focus his energies now on writing a 

book about the passages of time in Jefferson 

County. Next time you see him, please wish him 

well and thank him for sharing his talents with us. 


New Beeline March Historical Marker Dedicated 

On 11 June 1775, the Second Continental 

Congress authorized the raising of ten companies of 

riflemen in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to 

aid General George Washington at the British siege 

of Boston. Captain Hugh Stephenson of Jefferson 

County was selected to fill the ranks of one of the 

two Virginia companies. Within a week, Stephenson 

had raised 98 men from the Shepherdstown area. 

These riflemen were the first regular troops of the 

rebelling colonies. They departed from "Morgan's 

Spring," located about one-half mile south of the 

Shepherdstown limits, on July 17, 1775 and 

marched over 600 miles, arriving in Cambridge MA 

on August 11. 

On Wednesday, July 4, a ceremony was held in 

front of the Shepherdstown Town Hall celebrating 

the development and installation of a new historic 

sign describing the history of what became known 

as the Bee Line March. Conceived and donated to 

the town by Shepherdstown artist Diana Suttenfield, 

the all-weather panel was developed with the 

assistance of Shepherd University Emeritus 

Professor of History Dr. John Stealey and others and 

depicts this important event in the county’s rich 

history. A crowd of almost 100 people braved the 

heat to hear Ms. Suttenfield and Professor Stealey, 

Mayor Jim Auxer, and Brigadier General Eric 

Vollmecke, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, WV 

National Guard, convey their interpretations of the 

importance of the march to Shepherdstown and 

America. Music was provided by the 249th Army 

National Guard Band. 


The Museum Corner 

By Jane Rissler 

Ray Parks Photograph Collection 

Collecting old photographs was a natural 

outcome of Ray Parks’ interest in Jefferson 

County’s history, an interest which began when he 

moved here 65 years ago. For many years, he 

displayed some of the photos at his Ranson 

barbershop, and from time to time, customers would 

bring in their old photos to add to his collection or 

when they wanted the originals back, Edwin 

Fitzpatrick, a local photographer, would make 

copies. By the time Ray retired in 1981, his 

collection had grown to about 400 photographs. In 

1992, he and his wife Natalie generously donated 

the collection to the Jefferson County Museum, 

where they have been a valuable and treasured part 

of the museum’s archives. Researchers and others 

interested in visual representations of the county’s 

history make good use of them. 

Going through the collection as I did in 

preparing this article offers a fascinating look at the 

county from the latter part of the 19 th century 

through the mid-20 th century. Although far too 

many of the buildings and places are gone, the 

Parks’ foresight in collecting these photographs 

means that their images remain with us. The 

examples below give an idea of the breadth and 

value of the Parks Photograph Collection. 

Churches represented, some of them gone or in 

ruins, include St. Andrew’s-on-the-Mount Mission, 

Halltown Memorial Chapel, old Charles Town 

Asbury Methodist Church, St. John’s Episcopal 

Church, Kabletown Union Church, and Presbyterian 

churches in Charles Town and Halltown. 

Hallltown Memorial Chapel 


Photographs of long ago businesses show, 

among others, the Goetz Harness Factory, Powhatan 

Brass & Iron Works, and Charles Town Mining, 

Manufacturing, and Improvement Company in 

Ranson; Aisquith and Company Pharmacists, 

Luxenberg’s Department Store, Jefferson and Carter 

House Hotels, Locke’s mill along Evitts Run, 

Lawyers Row and Thompson’s Barber Shop, and 

Charles Town Steam Laundry building and horse 

drawn carriage—all in Charles Town; railroad 

stations in Shepherdstown and Charles Town; 

Hopewell Mill on the Shenandoah River; and 

Shannondale Springs on the Blue Ridge Mountain. 

Street scenes in Harpers Ferry, Ranson, Charles 

Town, and Shepherdstown evoke the periods of 

horse-drawn carriages and early automobiles. 

Post-Civil War site of Charles Washington Hall 

Brick entrance to Edge Hill Cemetery in Charles 

Town 

Homes shown include the Peter Burr House, 

Rion Hall and Elmwood (homes of the Lucas 

family), Samuel Washington’s Harewood, and 

several Charles Town homes belonging to the 

Wilson, McCurdy-Wysong, and Coe families. 


Among the events captured in images are the 

Independent Fire Company demonstrating a 

Theodore Button steam engine (1910), the 

devastation of the 1889 and 1936 floods in Harpers 

Ferry, the 1920s miners’ trials in Charles Town, and 

the first horse show (1914) of the Charles Town 

Horse Show Association (on the grounds of the 

current race track). 

The Parks’ donation of their photograph 

collection was a tremendous boon to the museum 

and to researchers and others who use our archives. 

You too can help expand our collection. If you 

have any old photographs relating to the county’s 

history, including people, places, and events, please 

bring them in and let us electronically scan them 

and add the images to our archives. We will scan 

them while you wait (unless there are lots and we’ll 

scan them as soon as possible and return the 

originals) and, of course, credit you as the source of 

the image. Just drop by the museum or give me a 

call at 304-725-8628. We’re open 11-4, Tuesday 

through Saturday. 

Digitizing the JCHS Magazines 

Ferry crossing the Shenandoah River 

The museum is grateful to the Arts and 

Humanities Alliance (AHA) of Jefferson County for 

providing funds to preserve our collection of 

photographs and negatives. 

Society’s Magazine Collection to be Digitized 

The JCHS Executive Board has approved moving 

forward with digitizing the entire run of The 

Magazine of the Jefferson County Historical Society 

and other selected subscription and for-sale 

publications not presently available in digital 

format. JCHS board members Jim Glymph, Doug 

Perks, and Curt Mason have been in consultation 

with American Public University System archivist 

Brad Wiles to develop a plan for scanning, storage, 


and distribution. The initial pilot to determine the 

most effective ways to digitize these materials is 

underway at the APUS University 

Archives. According to Wiles, the main objective is 

to provide a digital surrogate that maintains the 

publication’s character while increasing its utility to 

authorized users. “Digitization will also give the 

Magazine broader reach by going online, thus 

increasing the JCHS’s ability to market and deliver 

these wonderful resources,” Wiles said. Access to 

the journal will be authenticated through the JCHS 

website and subscribers will have the ability to 

perform text-based searches of entire issues. The 

pilot project will conclude by the end of July with 

the goal of completing digitization and going live 

online with the Magazine by the end of 

2012. Comments and questions about this project 

can be forwarded to Brad Wiles at bwiles@apus.edu 

or Doug Perks at perksd@comcast.net. 

Officers and Directors of the Society 

The Society’s newest board member is Mr. 

Donald Watts of Charles Town. Don is also a 

board member and treasurer of the Old Charles 

Town Library and participates in the Jefferson 

County Museum’s Colonial and Civil War Round 

Tables. Mr. Watts was born in Berkeley County 

but he and his wife, Deborah, have only lived in 

West Virginia since 1987. Mr. Watts retired from 

the United States Air Force in 1987 and from 

federal civil service in 2007 as Executive Officer 

to the General Counsel at the Department of 

Health and Human Services. Since 2007 he has 

been a professional historic researcher and 

genealogist doing business as “Origins: Historical 

Researcher.” A few of the Jefferson County 

historical and genealogical projects he has 

completed are: transportation methods for the 

period 1735 – 1835 and farm agriculture and labor 

forces (slave labor specifically) statistics in 

Virginia for John C. Allen, Jr., for Mr. Allen’s 

book, Uncommon Vernacular, published in August 

2011; for Mr. Steven Lubet, Williams Memorial 

Professor of Law, Northwestern University, for 

Mr. Lubet’s forthcoming book on John Edwin 

Cook (to be published by Yale University Press in 

Fall 2012) ; architectural and land title search on 

the William Vestal property at “The Bloomery;” 

and for the US Department of Interior, National 


Park Service in support of Underground Railroad: 

Network to Freedom. Mr. Watts has also conducted 

research outside of Jefferson County, including 

Berkeley and Hampshire Counties in West Virginia; 

Fauquier, Loudoun, Clarke, Warren, Winchester City 

and Frederick counties in Virginia; and other places 

in Massachusetts and Ireland. 

******************************************* 

President: Ms. Carmen Creamer 

1923 Shirley Road 

Summit Point, WV 25446 

Email: carmencreamer@yahoo.com 

Vice President: Dr. James G. Gibson 

201 Needwood Farm Road 

Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-3072 

Email: jbgibson@crosslink.net 

Treasurer: Ms. Barbara Gibson 

201 Needwood Farm Road 

Harpers Ferry, WV 25425-3072 ; 

Email: jbgibson@crosslink.net 

Recording Secretary: Doug Perks 

114 Devon Way 

Shepherdstown, WV 25443 

Email: perksd@comcast.net 

Curator & Membership Secretary: Mr. Hugh 

Voress 

P.O. Box 857 

Charles Town, WV 25414 

Email: voresshe@frontiernet.net 

Corresponding Secretary: Ms. Betsy Wells 

522 South Mildred Street 


Email: betsy@betsywells.com 

Magazine Editor: Mr. James L. Glymph 

830 Avon Bend Road 


Email: glymphj@comcast.net 


Newsletter Editor, Marketing, Communications 

Mr. Curt Mason 

3735 Summit Point Road 


phone: 304.724.7008 

Email: cmasonwhf@aol.com 

Ms. Susannah Buckles Flanagan 

371 Gap View Farm Lane 


osusannahflana@gmail.com 

Mr. Bill Drennen 

168 Meadow Ridge Drive 

Shepherdstown, WV 25443 

Email: bill@billdrennen.com 

Mr. Bob O’Connor 

119 N. Church Street 

Charles Town, WV 25414 Email: 

oconnorrobertj@netscape.net 

Dr. Keith Alexander 

PO Box 846 

Shepherdstown WV 25443 

Email: kalexander@shepherd.edu 

Donald E. Watts 

1021 King Lear Drive 

Charles Town, WV 25414-4536 

304-725-0571 

Email: s1b00405@frontiernet.net 



The Hill, the home of Roger and Wanda Perry and the site of the 2012 Society Picnic on August 1. This 

property was once part of Charles Washington’s holdings and was purchased by Matthew Frame from 

Charles’ son Samuel in 1801. It has been owned by members of the Perry family for about 100 years. The 

south wing is the oldest part, a log structure dating to the 1770’s. The center structure was added about 1820. 

During the Civil War General Sheridan made his headquarters at the Hill one winter and at various times soldiers 

of both sides camped nearby. 

The Perry property originally extended to Evitts Run and in 1976 Roger Perry and National Park Service 

archaeologist Deborah K. Bauxar located the graves of Charles Washington and his wife Mildred near the 

Run. An interesting article describing their efforts to verify the grave site shown in the accompanying photograph 

is contained in the December 1977 Journal of the Jefferson County Historical Society. The site is located 

along Perry Drive and is surrounded by plantings and a stone wall. 

Charles & Mildred Washington Grave Site on Perry Drive, Charles Town, WV 



Publications of the Society and our partners are available for purchase by mail or on our web site, which also includes brief descriptions 

of each of the following products. (http://jeffersonhistoricalwv.org/thestore.html). To purchase by mail, send check payable 

to Jefferson County Historical Society with your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address to: The Guardian, Attention 

Publications, PO Box 485, Charles Town, WV 25414. 

• Between the Shenandoah and the Potomac, a DVD presenting a comprehensive illustrated history 

of Jefferson County, West Virginia. ($14). In an online review, Susan Scouras of the West Virginia 

Division of Culture and History states: 

"The Jefferson County Historical Society has produced a wonderful history of their homeland 

through the combined use of beautifully scenic videotape photography, interesting still photos and 

artists' representations of the natural landscape and resources, the man-made structures and the 

people themselves that comprise the past and present of Jefferson County. As the title indicates, the 

influence of the county's location between the Shenandoah and the Potomac Rivers is woven 

through both the narrative and the visual images from beginning to end. Strategically placed commentary by local experts 

and representatives of various agencies and organizations add support to the factual history of Jefferson County as drawn 

from Historic Jefferson County, by Millard Kessler Bushong. Excellent narration by Charlie Glaize and well-chosen background 

music round out the presentation of Writer/Producer Melissa Wallace." 

• Between the Shenandoah and Potomac: Historic Homes of Jefferson County, WV. Color pictures and descriptions of over 

100 of Jefferson County’s most historic homes, 178pp, hardbound book. $49.95 

• The Magazine of the Jefferson County Historical Society is mailed annually to each member and contains articles about local 

historical places, people, and events. Prices for purchase and shipping of back issues of the magazines are as follows: 

1935-1964: $20/copy 

1965-1994: $15/copy 

1995-Current: $10/copy 

• The Washington Homes of Jefferson County. $10. 

• Prominent Men of Shepherdstown. A.D. Kenamond, 1962 $10 

JCHS PUBLICATIONS 

Free Shipping on ALL Orders!! 

• Calendar & Index to Recorded Plats in Jefferson County, WV (VA) Courthouse, 1801-1901. Michael. D. Thompson $25 

• Tombstone Inscriptions, Jefferson County, W. Va 1687-1980. Compiled by Bee Line Chapter, National Society Daughters of 

the American Revolution (DAR), 1981. $22 

• Burials in Jefferson County, West Virginia, 1978-97. Compiled by Hugh E. Voress, 1998, $18 

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• West Virginia Encyclopedia, A new "must have" reference book loaded with information. $45 

• Military Operations in Jefferson County-A guide to the Sons of Confederate Veterans network of Civil War Markers $15 

• The Perfect Steel Trap, Harpers Ferry, 1859 This historical novel, written by Bob O'Connor, JCHS Board member, provides 

eye-witness accounts of the John Brown insurrection. Read about the preparations, the raid, the trials, the executions and the 

aftermath and then decide: was John Brown a hero or a scoundrel? $23 

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• 1852 Maps of Jefferson County by Howell Brown reconstructed using multiple plates from the Library of Congress. 

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