1831 Harpers Ferry West Virginia Junction of Shenandoah Potomac Rivers Print

Description

Harpers Ferry West Virginia engraving.
Harpers Ferry. Junction of the Rivers Shenandoah & Potomac.
This engraving is from 1831 according to The Old Print Shop in New York City.
Image size 3 7/8 x 5 3/4" (98 x 146 mm).
Publisher : Published by I. T. Hinton &Simpkin & Marshall, Lond
From John Hinton's " History and Topography of the United States. "
18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Virginia & West Virginia
Shipped with over-sized hard backing to protect edges. Let me know if you have questions or want more pictures.
From wikipedia:
Harpers Ferry, population 286 at the 2010 census, is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, in the lower Shenandoah Valley. (Until 1863, it was in Virginia.) 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 and during the Civil War was the northernmost point of Confederate-controlled territory. It has been called, speaking of the Civil War, "the best strategic point in the whole South".[6]  The town was formerly spelled Harper's Ferry with an apostrophe—in the 18th century, it was the site of a ferry service owned and operated by Robert Harper.[7] According to the U.S. Postal Service, the apostrophe is no longer used.  By far the most important event in the town's history was John Brown's raid on the Harpers Ferry Armory, in 1859.[8]  The main economic activity in the town in the 20th and 21st centuries is tourism.[9] John Brown's Fort is the most visited tourist site in the state of West Virginia. The headquarters of the Appalachian Trail are there—not the midpoint, but close to it, and easily accessible—and the buildings of the former Storer College are used by the National Park Service for one of its four national training centers. The National Park Service is in the 21st century Harpers Ferry's largest employer.  The lower town has been reconstructed by the National Park Service. It was in ruins at the end of the Civil War, not helped by river flooding.[10]:15 "The fact that Harpers Ferry was first and foremost an industrial village during the 19th century is not apparent in the sights, sounds or smells of the town today."
Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
All my memories gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
I hear her voice in the mornin' hour, she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin'
That I should've been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, (down) country roads
Take me home, (down) country roads
Would make a good piece of art for a Fallout 76 fan.