File:Harpers Ferry 1865.jpeg

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Summary

A view of the highly strategic B&O Railroad bridge at Harpers Ferry in 1865.

Overall, this B&O route was critical to the Union victory after Western Virginia voted to secede from Virginia in 1861 due to access to the important coal and timber resources of the WVA-Ohio region.

(Photo from the Library of Congress)

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current19:16, 19 February 2022Thumbnail for version as of 19:16, 19 February 2022945 × 599 (91 KB)Pwenner (talk | contribs)A view of the highly strategic B&O Railroad bridge at Harpers Ferry in 1865. Overall, this B&O route was critical to the Union victory after Western Virginia voted to secede from Virginia in 1861 due to access to the important coal and timber resources of the WVA-Ohio region. (Photo from the Library of Congress) Category:Smoketown Railroad

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