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Caption on back of postcard reads: "Sometimes called the Market Building. The original building was built in 1806 on land donated by Charles Washington, brother of the first president of the United States. During the war between the states it was destroyed by fire by Union Soldiers. The people of Charles Town rebuilt it in 1874. The first floor was used as a market house for over 100 years. At one time the Charles Town Post Office was located in this building and it was here that the first rural delivery mail route in the country was inaugurated in 1896. This was during the term of William L. Wilson, of Charles Town, as Postmaster General in President Cleveland's cabinet." Published by Kelly Studios. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

865. Charles Washington Hall; Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
042575
Title:
Charles Washington Hall; Charles Town, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Sometimes called the Market Building. The original building was built in 1806 on land donated by Charles Washington, brother of the first president of the United States. During the war between the states it was destroyed by fire by Union Soldiers. The people of Charles Town rebuilt it in 1874. The first floor was used as a market house for over 100 years. At one time the Charles Town Post Office was located in this building and it was here that the first rural delivery mail route in the country was inaugurated in 1896. This was during the term of William L. Wilson, of Charles Town, as Postmaster General in President Cleveland's cabinet." Published by Kelly Studios. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Court House at Charlestown, W. Va. (then Virginia), where John Brown was tried and convicted on Nov. 2, 1859. The scaffold on which Brown was executed was afterwards built into the porch of a house, bought by a Confederate soldier, still the owner. It was taken to Chicago and then brought to Washington. The Kansas State Historical Society will probably become its permanent owner." Published by The National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

866. Charlestown Court House; Charlestown, W. Va.

IDNO:
042576
Title:
Charlestown Court House; Charlestown, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1909
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Court House at Charlestown, W. Va. (then Virginia), where John Brown was tried and convicted on Nov. 2, 1859. The scaffold on which Brown was executed was afterwards built into the porch of a house, bought by a Confederate soldier, still the owner. It was taken to Chicago and then brought to Washington. The Kansas State Historical Society will probably become its permanent owner." Published by The National Tribune. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "It was in this court house on December 2, 1869 that John Brown was sentenced to be hanged for his treasonous raid on the Engine House at Harper's Ferry 8 miles distant. Jefferson County was named for Thomas Jefferson and was formed from Berkeley County in 1801. In early colonial times, Jefferson County was part of a vast territory which spread North and East from the Williamsburg seat of government in Virginia." Published by Kelly Studios. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

867. Jefferson County Court House; Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
042577
Title:
Jefferson County Court House; Charles Town, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "It was in this court house on December 2, 1869 that John Brown was sentenced to be hanged for his treasonous raid on the Engine House at Harper's Ferry 8 miles distant. Jefferson County was named for Thomas Jefferson and was formed from Berkeley County in 1801. In early colonial times, Jefferson County was part of a vast territory which spread North and East from the Williamsburg seat of government in Virginia." Published by Kelly Studios. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
(From postcard collection legacy system.)

868. High School; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
042578
Title:
High School; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
(From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by Walter E. Dittmeyer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

869. Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
042579
Title:
Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Published by Walter E. Dittmeyer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by W.E. Dittmeyer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

870. Catholic Church and Solid Rock Steps; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
042580
Title:
Catholic Church and Solid Rock Steps; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
Published by W.E. Dittmeyer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by M. Ottenheimer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

871. Old Catholic Church; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
042581
Title:
Old Catholic Church; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1907
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by M. Ottenheimer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Published by Louis Kauffman & Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

872. Anthony Memorial Hall, Storer College; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
042582
Title:
Anthony Memorial Hall, Storer College; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Published by Louis Kauffman & Sons. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "This house built by Robert Harper about 1775 on a bluff overlooking the place where the Shenandoah flows into the Potomac River about 50 miles N.W. of the nation's capitol. The bridge is to the Garden. the house was remodeled 3 times between 1775 and 1859. The house was recently restored by the National Park Service and furnished by the Shenandoah-Potomac Garden Council." Published by Kelley's Studio. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

873. Harper House; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
042583
Title:
Harper House; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "This house built by Robert Harper about 1775 on a bluff overlooking the place where the Shenandoah flows into the Potomac River about 50 miles N.W. of the nation's capitol. The bridge is to the Garden. the house was remodeled 3 times between 1775 and 1859. The house was recently restored by the National Park Service and furnished by the Shenandoah-Potomac Garden Council." Published by Kelley's Studio. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "This beautiful old building was built in 1826. Used as a store first, it was later remodeled into an inn serving stagecoach trade and travelers on the C & O Canal and B & O Railroad. Since restored, it now serves as a Park Service Office and Tourist Center, at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia." (From postcard collection legacy system.)

874. Old Stage Coach Inn; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
042584
Title:
Old Stage Coach Inn; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "This beautiful old building was built in 1826. Used as a store first, it was later remodeled into an inn serving stagecoach trade and travelers on the C & O Canal and B & O Railroad. Since restored, it now serves as a Park Service Office and Tourist Center, at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia." (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Built in 1826, the Stagecoach Inn, a favorite stopping place for travelers in its day, has been restored as a visitors center. Rising behind and above it is St. Peter's Catholic Church." Published by D.E. Traub. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

875. Stagecoach Inn; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

IDNO:
042585
Title:
Stagecoach Inn; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Built in 1826, the Stagecoach Inn, a favorite stopping place for travelers in its day, has been restored as a visitors center. Rising behind and above it is St. Peter's Catholic Church." Published by D.E. Traub. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
See original for correspondence. Published by Hayward. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

876. Zion Episcopal Church; Charles Town, W. Va.

IDNO:
042586
Title:
Zion Episcopal Church; Charles Town, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1908
Description:
See original for correspondence. Published by Hayward. (From postcard collection legacy system.)