u/eleanor_konik

My buddy is insanely depressed and sleeping all-day for months now. He loves fishing. Problem is, he's loud. Very loud. Very obnoxiously loud. At all times. Functionally autistic, but he's really bad with people.

I am hoping to get advice on finding a really secluded space on one of the rivers up or around a river. For reference, maybe around Harper's Ferry with within a 50+ mile radius. Strictly for fishing and a stripped down cabin with very basic amenities, camping would work, but not a public campsite. Even a bathroom is optional. Two cots and a fire stove for warmth is all I'd need for a short respectful weekend on the river to get away from civilization for a weekend.

We're both middle-aged and very responsible (He's meticulously respectful of his surrounding). We just need to fish and talk at night around a fire. (Did I mention he's loud and very obnoxious?)

Fishing, Shelter, and a fire at night. And nobody to hear my friend venting about his troubles. No funny business, just getting away from it all and far enough to not bother anyone.

No websites offer this and people who own land that provide this don't advertise.

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I'm a casual fisher, living in lower eastern MD, if you have a better suggestion for an area in WV or PA, I'd appreciate it.

I also realize that good private overnight sites are never ever shared. . . ever. I know I'm asking for a unicorn. This request is a one-off and I live too far away to go back to the spot again. I'd also promise the upmost confidence in not sharing it with anyone. (Hell, I'd provide an NDA to commit that, I can provide one) I just want to help out my buddy.

If you have an idea that would work, but you're not comfortable sharing publicly (and I understand that) please DM me. It would mean the world to the guy.

Thanks all for any suggestions or help.

The Lewis and Clark expedition got outfitted at the U.S. Armory here before it headed west. On July 7, 1803, Lewis spent his last full day in Harpers Ferry shooting his new guns to make sure the armorers had gotten them right.

Lewis first came through in March 1803 to order rifles, tomahawks, knife blades, and iron hardware built to his own specs. He left in April, spent a couple months in Lancaster and Philadelphia. He expected an Army wagon to haul the finished goods to Pittsburgh, but that plan collapsed on June 28, when the driver decided his team was too weak for the load, which was probably over 3,500 pounds and rolled on without it. Lewis hired a replacement teamster out of Frederick, rode back to the Ferry himself on July 7, and spent the day inspecting and test-firing everything the armory had made.

We know how the test went because of the short note he sent President Jefferson the next morning: "Harper's Ferry July 8th. 1803"

"Yesterday I shot my guns and examined the several articles which had been manufactured for me at this place; they appear to be well executed."

Around one o'clock that same afternoon he rode off toward Pittsburgh and never set foot in Harpers Ferry again.

>Securing a driver, team, and wagon to haul his large supply of weapons and articles to Pittsburgh, Pa., Lewis departed Harpers Ferry for the last time on July 8, 1803. (Route of Meriwether Lewis from Harpers Ferry, Va. to Pittsburgh, Pa.) Although there would only be one skirmish in which weapons were used against Indians, the arms procured at Harpers Ferry kept Lewis and his men fed for 28 months, and several of the tomahawks served well as "Indian Presents."

Tubing went longer than I expected so we didn't make it into town, but it looks like things were pretty busy!

Hi! I'm planning on riding the GAP/C&O from Pittsburgh back to my home in Maryland. Haper's Ferry is close to home and would be an easy place to get on the Floridian train to Pittsburgh.

Has anyone used the Harper's Ferry station to do this? If so, any hints or tricks to it?

Thanks!

Hello! I have been dying to come check out harpers ferry . Just looking for some tips to get the most out of my trip as i will likely be making the trip by myself.

> Four more down trees removed from Harpers Ferry & Bolivar Trail & Town Alliance volunteer maintained trails! Did all these same day following the huge rain event in May that seemed to knock lots of branches and roots loose. I also string trimmed 2.5 trails on the way.

For me, it's probably how long the new Hill Top Hotel has been "likely to break ground next year."

Who would have actually manufactured these pikes and did they have any customers other than John Brown? In fact, were European-style pikes (as opposed to Native American spears or polearms) ever used at scale as infantry weapons in a military conflict in the colonial or Revolutionary US? Did he have any particular plan for the pikes beyond "can't get that many guns and want something better than farm implements"?

What's some art made by a local artist, or depicting Harpers Ferry, or particular to the town that you particularly like? I recently saw a porcelain boot with a painting of Harpers Ferry from Maryland Heights on the toe and it was really neat, but alas I returned the library book I saw it in (Confluence: Harpers Ferry As Destiny) and forgot to snap a photo of it.