Inscription
Beautiful panorama of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. It overlooks the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal which was started by George Washington and associates in order to improve communication with the West. "
Location
AddressUS 522, north of Berkeley Springs
CityGreat Cacapon
CountyMorgan
StateWest Virginia
Coordinates39.606080, -78.276140
Sources
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Paw Paw
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Important concentration point of the Union Army from 1861 to 1865.
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Washington first came here, 1748.
"Stonewall" Jackson Hill
From this point, "Stonewall" Jackson shelled Hancock, Md.
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Formed, 1820, from Berkeley and Hampshire.
Sir John's Run
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