Jefferson County Sesqui-Centennial 1801-1951 The Past Revealed Official Souvenir Historical Booklet

Name/Title

Jefferson County Sesqui-Centennial 1801-1951 The Past Revealed Official Souvenir Historical Booklet

Entry/Object ID

LIB624

Description

This booklet includes The Saga of Jefferson County... Her Place in History by Joseph J. Thompson Officers and Committees: Jefferson County Sesqui-Centennial, Inc. Settlers of 8th Century Sought Fertile Fields Beyond the Blue Ridges... to Establish New Freedoms Along the Potomac & Blue Ridge Highways...Shepherdstown...The Oldest The Water Gateway to Adventure and Empire...Harpers Ferry...Ever Unyielding to Time Home of the Washingtons...Serene, Beautiful Charles Town...The Famous County Seat THE SAGA OF JEFFERSON COUNTY... Her Place in History (production program) Eighty Years of Higher Education at Shepherd College... From 1871 to 1951 One of the First Negro Schools in America... Storer College.... Founded in 1869

Acquisition

Accession

79

Source or Donor

Read, Eleanor Perry

Acquisition Method

Gift

Book Details

Date Published

1801 - 1951

Notes

Date: 1951 September 16-22