June 2009
The last leg of our Western Maryland and West Virginia trip took us to Charles Town Races & Casino then to Harper's Ferry National Historic Park. Harper's Ferry is fascinating on so many levels. This pivotal location in the Civil War has played a part in the history of many eras.
Welcome to West Virginia
Charles Town Races has a beautiful track and very impressive casino
Charles Town Races has a beautiful track and very impressive casino
Charles Town Races has a beautiful track and very impressive casino
This is a rough picture but is the only one I managed to snap of the Charles Town Court House where John Brown was tried and convicted
Winchester & Potomac Railroad Trestle at Harper's Ferry
Shenandoah Street at Harper's Ferry
Shenandoah Street at Harper's Ferry
Wetland Museum & John Brown Museum at Harper's Ferry
Walking along the Appalachian Trail across a railroad bridge at Harper's Ferry
Harper's Ferry train tunnel
The Appalachian Trail passes through Harper's Ferry
These old steps aren't for the weak-hearted
Harper's Ferry still has an active train station
Harper's Ferry train tunnel
The General Store is now a bike shop, but the old building is still cool
Historic laundry 🙂
The Lewis & Clark Trail also passes through Harper's Ferry
Historic buildings surround you in Harper's Ferry
The White Horse Tavern
Before Wal-Mart, there was this
Not too much to say about a wall and a railroad trestle
Saint Peter's Church towers over the Winchester & Potomac Railroad Trestle
A duck enjoys the Shenandoah River
The Shenandoah River
Something makes me think this house used to be bigger
The Blacksmith Shop was closed the day we were at Harper's Ferry
Somewhere below all that algae is the Shenandoah Canal