Shepherdstown, West Virginia

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

A community in Jefferson County, Shepherdstown, WV (map (http://www.wvamaps.com/index.php/?place=Shepherdstown&state=wv&lat=39.43&lon=-77.8044&elev=406&pop=803)) is claimed to be the oldest town in West Virginia, presumably being settled between 1730 and 1734, although first settlers probably arrived here as early as 1719. Originally chartered in 1762 as Mecklenburg, the town's name was changed to Shepherd's Town in 1798 after Thomas Shepherd, the town's founder, and again in 1867 to Shepherdstown.


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Table of contents
1 Shepherdstown, WV

1.1 Attractions
1.2 Media
1.3 Libraries
1.4 Schools
1.5 Maps
1.6 Census Data
1.7 Geodata

2 First Steamboat
3 Variant Name(s) for Shepherdstown, WV
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Shepherdstown, WV

Shepherdstown, WV is located about: 10 east of Martinsburg, WV; 10 miles northwest of Harpers Ferry, WV; 14 miles north of Charles Town, WV; 18 miles south of Hagerstown, MD; and 34 miles northeast of Winchester, VA.

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Attractions

Shepherdstown Historic District
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Antietam National Battlefield (MD)

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Media

Newspapers

Shepherdstown Chronicle (weekly)

History: The first newspaper in West Virginia, "Potowmac Guardian and Berkeley Advertiser," was published is Shepherdstown in November, 1790, by Nathaniel Willis.

Radio Stations

WSHC (FM 89.7, Educational)

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Libraries

Shepherdstown Public Library (http://www.lib.shepherdstown.wv.us/)

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Schools

Colleges and Universities

Shepherdstown is the location of Shepherd University, formerly Shepherd College.

Public Schools

Jefferson County Schools (http://www.jeffschools.net/)


   
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Maps

180px-Shepherdstown-WV-Map.gif (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Shepherdstown&state=WV&pop=803&county=Jefferson&lat=39.43&lon=-77.8044&elev=406) Map of Shepherdstown, WV (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Shepherdstown&state=WV&pop=803&county=Jefferson&lat=39.43&lon=-77.8044&elev=406) showing streets and highways, and nearby airports, parks, hospitals, buildings, churches, cemeteries, trails and more; with link to driving directions.

Topo map (http://www.wvexp.com/Topo_Maps_WV/index.php?title=Shepherdstow&lat=39.43&lon=-77.8044) of Shepherdstown, WV and vicinity

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Census Data

Population: 803 (2000 Census)

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Geodata

Elevation: 406 feet
Longitude: -77.8044
Latitude: 39.43
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First Steamboat

At Shepherdstown in 1787, James Rumsey, conducted on the Potomac River the first public trial of the first successful steamboat. A monument to his memory has been erected by the State in the town.

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Variant Name(s) for Shepherdstown, WV

Macklinboro, Macklinborough Town, Maclinborough, Mecklenburg, Mecklinborg, New Mecklenburg, Pack Horse Ford, Pack Horse Settlement, Potomack, Potomoke, Potowmack, Shepherd Town, Shepherd's Town, Shepherds Town, Swearingen's Ferry, and Swearingham's Ferry

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