Hey y'all, I'd love to hear your stories! Can you share a nice memory of something that happened in Harpers Ferry? Bonus points if it's about a restaurant that's not around anymore, or something that's not possible to still do.
If there's interest, I might set up a special flair for the user whose story gets the most upvotes...
Sitting at the confluence of two major rivers, and the border of three states, this is now my favorite spot in all of Northern Virginia.
After I finished the detail on the right the instructor came over and said it looked too chaotic so he glazed blue over the whole thing. I think it was the right move because it was really taking focus away from the 'downhill' but I did like those sunny umbrellas 🥲
This is much more of a "full scene" than what I have typically painted. I had to come back to it for a second class last night - usually I start something new at the beginning of each class but there was just a lot to do!
This sword (on display at the John Brown museum in Harpers Ferry) looks more Roman than American, so I wondered why it was in use. But apparently, this type of sword was the first edged weapon ever produced by the legendary Ames Mfg. Co. of (then) Springfield, Mass. under US government contract — Springfield ironically being the location of the other US Armory.
They produced the hefty Roman gladius style broadsword for well over a decade, and these swords were carried by US foot artillery troopers. These artillery swords were “practically obsolete when issued. Used for clearing brush more than it ever saw combat,” which is a shame because something more like a machete would probably have been a lot more useful for that.
You can learn more about it from this war memorabilia site.
At the Roman site of Carnuntum in Austria, visitors can stand at a specific viewpoint where a transparent overlay lines up perfectly with the surviving remains of the Heidentor (“Heathens’ Gate”).
The illustration reconstructs the missing upper sections of the monument, allowing people to compare the present-day ruins with what the structure likely looked like during the late Roman Empire.
Instead of relying entirely on imagination, the display creates a simple but effective “window into the past” using perspective and archaeological reconstruction.
There used to be an exhaustive list of all of the window errors for the Harpers Ferry quarter, and I can't find it anymore.
So like the one I'm looking for had like 50 or 60 different varieties of that quarter with the different doubling in the window panes. That is unless they uncontributed it, but at one point they were all recognized as errors.
I recently bought a road bike with 700x32 tires on it and was wondering how doable the section of the trail from Harpers ferry to DC would be on those tires? I’m almost certain I have the clearance to throw some bigger tires on, but if I’m being honest I really just don’t feel like spending the money + I’ll likely be biking up the W&OD to get there, so I’d prefer some road-ier tires for that section.
On a related note, does anyone have any recommendations for getting from the W&OD to Harper’s ferry?
Thanks!
With bonus Harper the cat!
Hey everyone. Doing a road trip with my daughter next week. Starting in Harper’s ferry area, traveling south thru lost river, Seneca rocks, beartown, then the new river gorge, and Beckley
Would love some local recommendations, good eats, fun spots with adventurous kiddos etc!
Really excited to see your state. And I’m sorry for Wyoming county and awful situation you guys have been put in with your water
It's interlibrary loan so I can't share the cover, but I'm curious if y'all think this is appalling or awesome.
Sorry for the dicey photo quality. I was originally just grabbing the pics before I returned the book to the library so I could have the edits for my notes 😅