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After Completing That Real Estate Dealt
After spending a few days finding that special piece of real estate before there’s none left, it might be nice to take a little day trip - nothing fancy or too expensive - just for a change of pace. Try Harper’s Ferry!
It got its name after a man named Harper who, you guessed it, ran a ferry boat for the early settlers crossing the Shenandoah and Potomac heading west into the Ohio Valley. An historic town at the confluence of these two mighty rivers, Harper’s Ferry changed hands five times during the Civil War and has been devastated numerous times by Mother Nature evidenced by the high water marks on some of the oldest buildings. And yes, John Brown attacked the village just prior to the Civil War to capture the Federal Arsenal there to begin waging his war against slavery. What most folks don’t realize is that the first man Brown’s men killed was a hardworking, freed slave who worked on the railroad.
We decided on Harper’s Ferry at noon, left Warrenton by one o’clock and were enjoying a steak and cheese at one of the many sidewalk cafes by 3:00. An easy drive and an easy place to see. Not a large town, the main shopping area, High Street (but not high enough on more than one occasion) is a gentle incline which you can walk in exactly the amount of time it takes to eat a double scoop strawberry cone. Not overwhelming, with lots of friendly people, museums, interesting shops and buildings- kind of reminded us of the ancient Phoenician village of Eze on the Mediterranean Coast of France near Monacolots of quaint little alley ways loaded with flowers, stone walls and nooks and crannies.
Be sure to visit Jason’s Antique Shop-you never saw such a collection of old clocks, lamps, and wonderful graphophones. For those “who never heard of Dion Warwick” - that’s the earliest record player with the big cones. Really great sound but was a little loud and I asked Jason how to turn it down -where was the volume control -his response “stuff a rag in the cone and the further you stuff it in the lower the volume.” Boy we’ve come a long way since 1903. For more info call the Harper’s Ferry Historical Association at 304-535-6881 or on the net www.NPS.gov/hafe/hf-visit.htm.
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