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POTOMAC FERRY
Description: Artist's rendering of the Potomac ferry at
Harpers Ferry, looking downstream from The Point at the confluence
of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers. Maryland Heights looms above
the far (left) shoreline. The ferry connected Harpers Ferry with
the wagon road to Frederick, Maryland, which terminated at the foot
of Maryland Heights.
Artist: Carol Stuart Watson
Credit: Harpers Ferry Center Commissioned Art Collection
(IMS 02846)
Year: The Potomac Ferry operated from 1747-1824
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