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13. Lee House, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013052
Title:
Lee House, Jefferson County, W. Va.

14. Rear View of Lee House, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013053
Title:
Rear View of Lee House, Jefferson County, W. Va.

15. Methodist Episcopal Church, South Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013054
Title:
Methodist Episcopal Church, South Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1900-1909

16. Powhatan College for Women, Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013055
Title:
Powhatan College for Women, Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.
View of the Charles Town Academy, one of the first West Virginia academies, founded in 1797. Three sons of James Madison, fourth president of the United States, were educated here.

17. Charles Town Academy, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013056
Title:
Charles Town Academy, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Date:
1877
Description:
View of the Charles Town Academy, one of the first West Virginia academies, founded in 1797. Three sons of James Madison, fourth president of the United States, were educated here.
Built in 1836, the courthouse was twice the scene of treason trials- abolitionist John Brown in 1859 and leaders of the coal miners' 1921 armed march in Southern West Virginia.

18. Jefferson County Courthouse in Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013057
Title:
Jefferson County Courthouse in Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Description:
Built in 1836, the courthouse was twice the scene of treason trials- abolitionist John Brown in 1859 and leaders of the coal miners' 1921 armed march in Southern West Virginia.

19. Sketch of the Procession to John Brown's Hanging in Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013058
Title:
Sketch of the Procession to John Brown's Hanging in Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.

20. Stevenson Seminary for Young Ladies, Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013059
Title:
Stevenson Seminary for Young Ladies, Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.
View of Claymont Court near Charles Town. The ante-bellum mansion was built in 1840 by Bushrod Corbin Washington, after the first dwelling burnt down in 1838. Washington was George Washington's grand-nephew. The mansion has a formal ballroom and two-story, columned porches.

21. Claymont Court, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013061
Title:
Claymont Court, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Description:
View of Claymont Court near Charles Town. The ante-bellum mansion was built in 1840 by Bushrod Corbin Washington, after the first dwelling burnt down in 1838. Washington was George Washington's grand-nephew. The mansion has a formal ballroom and two-story, columned porches.
Most elaborate of the Washington family plantations. This structure was built by Bushrod Corbin Washington in 1840. Washington was the grand-nephew of George Washington and the grandson of John Augustine Washington.

22. Claymont Court, Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013062
Title:
Claymont Court, Charles Town, Jefferson County, W. Va.
Description:
Most elaborate of the Washington family plantations. This structure was built by Bushrod Corbin Washington in 1840. Washington was the grand-nephew of George Washington and the grandson of John Augustine Washington.
View looking down Harpers Ferry Road in Maryland, along the canal and the Potomac River. Harpers Ferry and Loudon Heights are seen in the background.

23. View of Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towards Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
013070
Title:
View of Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towards Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
View looking down Harpers Ferry Road in Maryland, along the canal and the Potomac River. Harpers Ferry and Loudon Heights are seen in the background.

24. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and Potomac River, Jefferson County, W. Va.

IDNO:
013071
Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and Potomac River, Jefferson County, W. Va.