Leesburg - The Welsh of Harpers Ferry

The plans have been launched for the construction of a huge power plant at the old Weverton dam at Weverton, on the Potomac river, which is to generate power for the lights of Washington and to […]

January 15, 1901

15 Jan 1901

Notes of Charles Town Academy & Its Founders

Leaves From the Bygone.In the year 1857 the late Rev. Nathaniel Green North wrote a series of interesting contributions to the SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON under the caption of “Notes on Jefferson County.” Among them was a […]

September 7, 1832

7 Sep 1832

Cholera Surrounding Harpers Ferry

THE CHOLERA.Health of the City.– The deaths in this city last week were only SEVENTEEN, one of which was of malignant Cholera.– Boston Gaz.— In another column we publish the weekly report, which has been so […]