Things To Do in Bolivar, West Virginia

Our vision for this museum is to educate adults and children on the life during the civil war. More on MuseumsUSA.org

Located where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers meet in the states of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland... More on VisitLoudoun.org

Harpers Ferry has been a day trip destination for families in the greater Washington, DC area for decades. More on Epinions.com

Inscription. Construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad produced an influx of Irish laborers into the Harpers Ferry area during the early 1830's. St. Peter's Catholic Church, completed in 1833, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Rank has its privileges. The paymaster, second in command at the armory, enjoyed an unobstructed view of the factory grounds and water gap from the substantial brick dwelling erected here about 1800. Soot and noise disrupted ... More on HMDB

Inscription. You are standing directly across the street from the main entrance of one of the nation's first military industrial complexes. The U. S. Armory at Harpers Ferry, now covered by an embankment of dirt and rubble, produced ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This church built in early 1840s was occupied by both Union and Confederate troops for military purposes during Civil War. , Location. 39° 19.545′ N, 77° 44.916′ W. Marker is in Harpers Ferry, West ... More on HMDB

Inscription. These weathered ruins are all that remain of St. John's Episcopal Church one of Harpers Ferry's five earliest churches. Built in 1852 with money provided by church fairs, St. John's served as a hospital and barracks during ... More on HMDB

Inscription. With its commanding view of Harpers Ferry and the Potomac River gap, this house has witnessed significant chapters in Harpers Ferry's history. It was built in 1847 as quarters for the U. S. Armory paymaster and later ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Photo of the buildings along Shenandoah Street about 1880), , Location. 39° 19.346′ N, 77° 43.849′ W. Marker is in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in Jefferson Coun... More on HMDB

Inscription. The power of the Shenandoah River once made Virginius Island valuable real estate. Armory Superintendent James Stubblefield purchased the island in 1824 for $15,000. Two months later h... More on HMDB

Inscription. Once the largest building on Virginius Island, this 1848 four-story brick structure sported steam heat and gas lighting and boasted the latest machinery for making "yard-wide sheeting and shirting at less than Baltimore ... More on HMDB