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Watercolor landscape of the Potomac Watergap

 

Potomac Ferry


 

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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