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West Virginia - United States

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. It was formerly Harper's Ferry with an apostrophe and that form continues to appear in some references. It is situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers where the U.S. states of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia meet. It is the easternmost town in West Virginia. The town is located on a low-lying flood plain created by the two rivers and surrounded by higher ground.

Located at 39.3253, -77.7436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Jefferson County, West Virginia

Jefferson County, founded in 1801, is the easternmost county of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,498. Its county seat is Charles Town. Jefferson County is part of the Washington Metropolitan Area.

Located at 39.31, -77.86 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Bolivar, West Virginia

Bolivar is a town in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The population was 1,045 at the 2000 census and was exactly the same number in the 2010 census. Originally known as Mudfort, Bolivar was granted a charter as a town by the Virginia General Assembly in December 1825.

Located at 39.3233, -77.7517 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Ranson, West Virginia

Ranson (formerly Corporation of Ranson) is a city in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,440 at the 2010 census. Although the Census Bureau listed it as a town in 2000, it is classified (along with all other municipalities with populations between two and ten thousand) as a city by state law.

Located at 39.2986, -77.8611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Charles Town, West Virginia

Not to be confused with the state capital, Charleston, West Virginia. For other cities of this name, see Charlestown (disambiguation).

Located at 39.2842, -77.8561 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Potomac River. It is the arguably the oldest town in the state, having been chartered in 1762 by Colonial Virginia's General Assembly. Its status as the oldest town in West Virginia is only contested by Romney, which was chartered in the same year. The town's population was 1,734 at the 2010 United States Census. The town is home to Shepherd University.

Located at 39.4319, -77.8061 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Battle of Harpers Ferry

The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, a portion of his army under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson surrounded, bombarded, and captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, a major victory at relatively minor cost.

Located at 39.3228, -77.7302 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Storer College

Storer College was a historically black college located in Harpers Ferry in Jefferson County, West Virginia. It operated from 1865 until 1955. Its former campus is now part of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

Located at 39.3238, -77.7354 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Battle of Cool Spring

The Battle of Cool Spring, also known as Castleman's Ferry, Island Ford, Parker's Ford, and Snicker's Ferry, was a battle in the American Civil War fought July 17–18, 1864, in Clarke County, Virginia, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. The battle was a Confederate victory.

Located at 39.1457, -77.865 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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WSHC

WSHC is an Adult Album Alternative formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Shepherdstown, West Virginia, serving the Shepherdstown/Sharpsburg area. WSHC is owned and operated by Shepherd College Board of Governors.

Located at 39.431, -77.805 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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John Brown's Fort

John Brown's Fort was the building built in 1848 that was originally constructed for use as a guard and fire engine house for the federal Harpers Ferry Armory in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, then a part of Virginia. An 1848 military report described the building as "An engine and guard-house 35? x 24 feet, one story brick, covered with slate, and having copper gutters and down spouts…" The building achieved notoriety during John Brown's Raid on the Harpers Ferry Armory in 1859.

Located at 39.323, -77.7296 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races

Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is a race track and casino just outside the eastern city limits of Charles Town, West Virginia, owned and operated by Penn National Gaming. It features a six furlong thoroughbred horse racing facility that is home of the West Virginia Breeders' Classic. It is one of the busiest thoroughbred tracks in the country with over 240 racing dates scheduled for 2012.

Located at 39.2957, -77.8486 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Virginius Island, West Virginia

Virginius Island is an island on the Shenandoah River in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The island is formed by the Shenandoah Canal, constructed by the Patowmack Company between 1806 and 1807, which separates it from the town of Harpers Ferry. Virginius Island is part of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Virginius Island was once its own thriving industrial town on the Shenandoah River in the nineteenth century.

Located at 39.3215, -77.7392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Summit Point Motorsports Park

Summit Point Motorsports Park is a road racing and driver training facility located in Jefferson County, West Virginia about two hours west of Washington, D.C. in the state's Eastern Panhandle.

Located at 39.2344, -77.9753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Jefferson Rock

Jefferson Rock is a rock formation on the Appalachian Trail above lower Harpers Ferry in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. It consists of several large masses of shale rock, piled one upon the other, that overlook the Shenandoah River just prior to its confluence with the Potomac River. The name of this landmark derives from Thomas Jefferson, who stood there on October 25, 1783.

Located at 39.3226, -77.7332 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Battle of Summit Point

The Battle of Summit Point, also known as Flowing Springs or Cameron's Depot, was an inconclusive battle of the American Civil War fought on August 21, 1864, near Summit Point, West Virginia. The battle was part of Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign, which took place between August and December 1864. While Sheridan concentrated his army near Charles Town, Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early and Maj. Gen. Richard H.

Located at 39.2499, -77.9586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Battle of Smithfield Crossing

The Battle of Smithfield Crossing was a small battle during the American Civil War fought August 25 through August 29, 1864, in Jefferson and Berkeley counties in West Virginia. On August 29, two Confederate infantry divisions under Lieutenant General Jubal Early crossed Opequon Creek at Smithfield Crossing and forced back Wesley Merritt's Union cavalry division. However, a counterattack from Ricketts' infantry division stopped the Confederate advance. The results were inconclusive.

Located at 39.308, -77.9824 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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WMRE

WMRE is a Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charles Town, West Virginia, serving Charles Town and Jefferson County, West Virginia. WMRE is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications. WMRE, while licensed to Charles Town, West Virginia, where the station's tower is also located, the station is run from the Clear Channel studios in Winchester, Virginia.

Located at 39.2731, -77.8656 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Duffields (MARC station)

Duffields is a passenger rail station on the MARC Brunswick Line between Washington, D.C. and Martinsburg, WV, in the community of Duffields. Because it is located in West Virginia, the station is maintained by the West Virginia State Rail Authority, rather than by MARC itself.

Located at 39.3621, -77.8278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry (also known as John Brown's raid or The raid on Harpers Ferry; in many books the town is called "Harper's Ferry" with an apostrophe-s. ) was an attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Brown's raid, accomplished by 20 men in his party, was defeated by a detachment of U.S. Marines led by Col. Robert E. Lee.

Located at 39.3231, -77.7303 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Dargan, Maryland

Dargan is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.

Located at 39.3772, -77.7331 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Sandy Hook, Maryland

Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Maryland, United States.

Located at 39.3258, -77.7106 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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German River

The German River is the principal tributary of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, flowing for 14.7 miles in the U.S. state of Virginia. The river originates in northern Rockingham County, just east of the West Virginia border, in the George Washington National Forest, near the crest of Shenandoah Mountain in the Allegheny Mountains.

Located at 39.3225, -77.7278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Shenandoah Downs

Shenandoah Downs was a five-furlong horse-racing track located just outside the eastern limits of Charles Town, West Virginia, USA, that operated from 1959 through 1975. The grandstand remained until 2006 when it was demolished. The site is now a training facility operated by the adjacent Charles Town racetrack.

Located at 39.3047, -77.8464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Charles Town Cave

Charles Town Cave — also formerly known as Crystal Lake Cave and Lakeland Cave — is located in the center of Charles Town, West Virginia, USA. The entrance is in the cellar of a bakery and leads down to a passage about 175 feet long to a large pool of clear water about 25 feet in diameter. The cave was discovered accidentally in 1906 and was for a time developed as a commercial show cave.

Located at 39.2908, -77.8592 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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