This is the third of a 3-part series about Martin Delany, born in 1812 in Charles Town, then Virginia going on to be the first African-American field officer in the U.S. Army, organizer in 1859 of a year long scientific expedition in West Africa, Harvard educated physician, co-editor of The...
Harriet Lane had four uncles and five cousins living in Jefferson County and at one time even co-owned the building of Shepherdstown's Sweet Shoppe, originally called the Lane building
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How Queen Victoria Protected the U.S. from Ruin May...
The three short videos are WITHIN this larger video
Harriet Lane - A Force of Nature
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Bushy Ridge - and the Underground Railroad and Shannondale Springs
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The Ring Tournament Aug. 1848 Shannondale Springs, Va
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Apollo 13: Disaster in Space
by ClearThunder
By the time Apollo 13 lifted off Pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center on April 11th, 1970, a journey to the Moon seemed --- after only two, successful missions ---- almost routine to the general public. The excitement of previous missions, especially...
Challenger Disaster
by ClearThunder
It was an unusually frigid morning along the central Florida shores of the Atlantic Ocean when, in the pre-dawn darkness, Francis Scobee, Michael Smith, Ellison Onizuka, Judith Resnick, Ron McNair, and Greg Jarvis, boarded a NASA bus to thundering applause...
Shannondale and Beyond and the Friends of Shannondale Springs entered into an Agreement with the Jefferson County Historical Landmarks Committee outlining our responsibilities and giving us permission to maintain the areas where the former resort existed. A copy of this License Agreement is...
With Winter approaching, professional and amateur astronomers alike in the northern hemisphere look forward to this time of year because of it's excellent stargazing opportunities.
The reason is that, as the Earth travels around the sun, it 'wobbles,' which causes the Earth to 'tilt' and thus...
Here is a map of the Old Shannondale Springs. This area is maintained by Friends of Shannondale Springs. Please check out our articles and information about this treasure in our backyard.
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A reminder that many came before us in this area. History right here in our neighborhood.
For easy-to-find access of this location in the old Shannondale Springs Resort.
The ferry landing where President Madison may have arrived.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/8563744@N06/sets/72157681890286754/with/8546669930/
This article provides a quick link to our hiking information for the old Shannondale Springs Resort
http://www.shannondale.org/community/index.php?threads/28256/
A fabulous tribute to our website founder and mountain historian, Willis E. Nowell, from an old friend, Mr Tom McDermott at his Celebration of Life April 1, 2017.
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One day, Willis decided to get a tattoo. This is the story of that fateful day.
What in the world am I thinking? Standing in front of Slowpoke's Tattoo Parlor in Ranson, I asked that question. We'll chalk it up to a mental aberration.
Tats, Tats, and more Tats. Should I get a nekkid woman...
Today, November 9, 2016, reminds me of a day back in late 1970s when I raised chickens, organically for us to eat and some to sell. I had probably 50-75 birds that were nearly ready to take in for processing. I came home from my part-time job at a dentist's office and when I drove in my...