Shepherdstown
Inscription
James Rumsey, inventor of the steamboat, lived here, 1785 to 1788, and in 1787 demonstrated his boat on the Potomac at this point. Here was born Colonel James Strode Swearingen, who commanded the men who founded the City of Chicago in 1803.
Location
AddressWV 480
CityRanson corporation
CountyJefferson
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.323040, -77.887770
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