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See original for correspondence. Published by The World Post Card Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

121. Site of John Brown's Fort; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Caption on postcard reads: "This magnificent monument overlooks the Potomac where James Rumsey operated the first steamboat. It was erected in 1915 by the State of West Virginia and the Rumseyan Society, and the bronze tablet tells this story: "In honor of James Rumsey, inventor of the steamboat, who, in October, A.D. 1783, on the Potomac River, near the mouth of Sir John's Run, made the first successful application of steam to the practical purpose of navigation, and who, on December 3, 187. made a further successful demonstration on the Potomac River at Shepherdstown, Virginia, about 300 yards above this site."" Published by Shenandoah Publishing House. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

122. Rumsey Monument; Shepherdstown, W. Va.

(From postcard collection legacy system.)

123. A Driveway Leading Into Town; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

Interior view. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Drawing Room at Harewood where President James Madison and Dolly Payne Todd were married in 1794. Portrait of Colonel Samuel Washington over the mantlepiece where he was twenty-one years old. He was a widower at the time." Published by Nichols & Stuck, Pharmacists. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

124. Fireplace in Harewood; Charles Town, W. Va.

Caption on back of postcard reads: "At this point, on the Potomac River, Rumsey, the inventor of the first steam propelled boat, made his experiments." Published by Marken & Bielfield Incorporated. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

125. The Rumsey Monument; Shepherdstown, W. Va.

Published by B.S. Pendleton. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

126. Confederate Soldiers Cemetary; Shepherdstown, W. Va.

Published by I. & M. Ottenheimer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

127. Bridge and Potomac River; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Reinhart's Pharmacy. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

128. Looking Down the Potomac; Shepherdstown, W. Va.

Published by I. & M. Ottenheimer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

129. Bridge and Potomac River; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

Published by The Albertype Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

130. Hill Top House, From Chesapeake and Ohio Canal; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

Published by I. & M. Ottenheimer. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

131. Baltimore and Ohio Depot; Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

See original for correspondence. Published by Union News Company. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

132. Entrance to Railroad Tunnel; Harpers Ferry, W. Va.