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A Civil War era street in Harpers Ferry, WV
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Another picture of Saint Peter's Roman
Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry, WV.
You may only use my image with my written
permission.
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This is the inside of a building where some
excavation has occurred. The room was filled
with information boards describing the
different uses of the building based on historical
and archeological evidence. It also shows how
the building was constructed.
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This is another building where it had a lot
of educational information about various
key people in American Black History.
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"CASH!
All persons that have SLAVES to dispose of,
will do well by giving me a call, as I will give the
HIGHEST PRICE FOR
Men, Women, & CHILDREN.
Any person that wishes to sell, will call at
Hill's tavern, or at Shannon Hill for me, and
any information they want will be promptly
attended to.
Thomas Griggs.
Charlestown, May 7, 1835."
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"Notice.
NO COLORED PERSON, free or slave,
will be permitted to pass on the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, unless some good and responsible
white person vouches for them and gives a bond
of indemnity at this office.
F. BECKHAM, Agent
Harpers Ferry, March 30, 1854."
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In this room, there were pictures, signs, and
quotes about slavery. Also, there was audio
on phones around the room about various
men and women pertaining mostly to the
abolition of slavery, but also to civil rights for
black people.
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A quote by Frederick Douglas about John
Brown. Douglas taught at Storer College
that was located in Harpers Ferry.
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Many of these signs that I photographed
are readable if you look at the large version.
Unfortunately, they are blurry because I didn't
take a tripod on our trip.
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"STORER COLLEGE
Educating the Newly Freed People
Before the Civil War it was against the law to
teach a person of color the alphabet. After
the war, Storer College offered an education
to anyone who found the means to enroll. But
this story is about more than learning how to
read. The students and teachers of Storer
struggled for 88 years against fear and ignorance.
They won."
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After we left the lower part of the hill in Harpers
Ferry, WV, we found that we had left the
National Park. This is a commercial restaurant
where we ate lunch. Tourist exploitation prices
applied but not as harshly as at the National
Zoo...
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