Flood of 1889 at Harpers Ferry

Photograph

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Flood of 1889 at Harpers Ferry

Entry/Object ID

IMG1080

Description

The Flood of 1889 severely damaged the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and swept away three spans of the Shenandoah River Bridge.

Acquisition

Accession

358

Source or Donor

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A., III

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

From the Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Fitzpatrick, Edwin A.

Studio

Edwin A. Fitzpatrick, 627 Jefferson Avenue, Charles Town, WV

Date made

1889

Place

* Untyped Place

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Notes

Medium: Photographic Paper Location of Negative: stored with photo