Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-08-29
HIstoriclPoints in West Virginia.


points Of interest. A writer in the
School Journal names these
Grave of Alexander Campbell--At
Bethany in Brooke county is the
grave Of Alexander Campbell, the
great theologisn, founder of the Chris.
tian church, or Disciples of Christ,
and Bethany College. He died in
1866. aged 80 years.
A Famous Court House-The court
house at Charles Town, still in use, is
where John Brown was tried and con-
victed of treason and murder. he was
executed December Is, 1859.
Blennerhassett Island-This beauti-
full island in the Ohio river is two
miles below Psrkersburg. Here Her.
man Blennerhassett had famous
manaion and here Aaron Burr planned
his southwestern empire.
A Government Arsenal-The main
building of storer College, Hsrpers
Ferry, was originally government ar
senal in the civil war, and was taken
by John Brown.
Graves of the Washingtons-Chsrles
Washington, the brother of George
Washington, lived short distance
south of the present town of Charles
Town, and the graves of himself and
his family may be seen in garden at.
tached to the house.
A Lafayette Relic-In the home
of Samuel Washington, in Jefferson
county, where Lafayette and Louis
Phihppi once vieited, is = mantle
piece given to the family by LafaY.
cite.
A President and His Bride--In the
same house occurred the marriage Of
President James Madison and the
Widow Todd-the charming Dolly"
Madison.
Where the Father of His Country
Worshiped-In the same neighbor-
hood may be seen the ruins of the
old St. Georges chapel. where the
father of his country often went to
worship.
The First Battle-The first battle
Of the civil war was fought at Phil
ippi, in Barbour county, June 8, 1851.
John Browns Fort-On a high
promontory two or three miles from
Harper's Ferry overlooking the Shen-
andoah river. stands Jonn Browns
fort. 1t originally stood in the town.
of Hsrper's Ferry, but was taken to
the Worlds Fair at Chicago for exhi-
bition. Through the efforts of Kate
Field it was brought back to West
Virginia and placed where it now
stands.
Home of General Gates-At Kear-
neysville, in Jefferson county, still
stands the old stone house which was
the home of General Horatio Gates
of Revolutionary fame.
General brakes Grave-Near Shen.
andoah Junction, in Jefferson county,
is the grave of General William Drake,
another famous officer of the reyolu-
ton. He died in 1901.
Cornstalk's Monument-In the
court house square at Point Pleasant
stands monument, erected by the
state of West Virginia to mark the
grave Of the Shawnee chief, ,Cornstalk.
who was murdered there November
10, 1777. Three years before that
he had commanded the Indians in the
great battle Of Point Pleasant.
Morgan Spring-In Jefferson coun-
ty, near Shepherdstown, is Morgan's
Spring, where assembled the first body
of troops enlisted south Of the Potomac
for service in the Revolution. They
were commanded by Captain Hugh
Stevens. Morgan's Spring is great
spring in fact as well as in local his.
tory, as thousands Of visitors can still
testify.
Washington Elm-At Berkeley
Springs stands giant old elm tree
planted by George Washington in
l7l6 when he surveyed the land for
Lord Fairfax. Its great age is evil
dent to all who have seen it.
Fairfax Stone-What is known as
Fairfax Stone was erected October IL,
1746, at the head of the fountain OF
the north branch of the Potomac river
by commissioners to mark the Lord
Fairfax survey. In 1884 the stone
was destroyed by some miscreant
but a similar one was soon put in its
place. 1t stands on the line Of Grant
and Tucker counties and he state Of
Maryland.
Tha Oldest Town-Shenherd