Name/Title
Harper's Ferry, With Illustrations by Granville Perkins, from Picturesque AmericaEntry/Object ID
LIB1775Description
Ten pages on Harpers Ferry, with text and illustrations. Pages 317-336. From William Cullen Bryant, ed., "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canons, Valleys, Cities, and other Picturesque Features of Our Country."
Provides description of Harpers Ferry's landscape and key features including the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Maryland Heights, Bolivar Heights, Loudon Heights, Jefferson Rock, and Old Stone Fort. Also provides a brief history of Harpers Ferry including its founding, John Brown's raid, and the Civil War.
Illustrations include: Harper's Ferry, View from Jefferson Rock, Loudon Mountain and the Shenandoah; Pleasant Valley; The Potomac, From Maryland Heights; Maryland Heights; The Potomac above Harper's Ferry; Maryland Road; Old Bridge and Mill, Antietam--Antietam Rolling-Mill--Burnside Bridge; Mill on Antietam Road.
Physical Description: 10 pp.Acquisition
Accession
342Source or Donor
Jenkins, Harry R., IIIAcquisition Method
GiftPublication Details
Author
Bryant, Cullen William, EditorPublisher
D. Appleton and CompanyPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
New YorkDate Published
1872 - 1874Publication Language
English