Shepherdstown, West Virginia Shepherdstown, West Virginia Shepherdstown, West Virginia is positioned in Shenandoah Valley Shepherdstown, West Virginia - Shepherdstown, West Virginia Show map of West Virginia State West Virginia Shepherdstown is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, in the United States, positioned along the Potomac River.
Home to Shepherd University, the town's populace was 1,734 at the 2010 census.
Shepherdstown is positioned at 39 25 55 N 77 48 22 W (39.432005, -77.806108), along the Potomac River in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 0.37 square miles (0.96 km2), all of it land. As of the census of 2010, there were 1,734 citizens , 518 homeholds, and 192 families living in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 85.5% White, 9.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other competitions, and 2.5% from two or more competitions.
There were 518 homeholds of which 15.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 24.5% were married couples residing together, 9.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 62.9% were non-families.
The median age in the town was 21.9 years.
7.6% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 55.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15% were from 25 to 44; 14.1% were from 45 to 64; and 7.6% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 803 citizens , 410 homeholds, and 168 families living in the town.
The ethnic makeup of the town was 80.20% White, 17.19% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, and 1.12% from two or more competitions.
There were 410 homeholds out of which 13.9% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 28.8% were married couples residing together, 9.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 58.8% were non-families.
In the town, the populace was spread out with 12.5% under the age of 18, 19.9% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $40,750, and the median income for a family was $55,000.
Bedrock exposures of Cambrian-aged Conococheague limestone and dolomite are incessant in the town, and form cliffs between the settled region and the Potomac River.
Established on December 23, 1762 by consecutive acts passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses and allowed by the governor, Mecklenberg (later retitled Shepherdstown), and Romney in Hampshire County are the earliest suburbs in West Virginia. The bill including An Act for establishing the town of Mecklenburg, in the county of Frederick is immediately preceded on a list of more than 30 allowed "publick and private bills" by Act for establishing the town of Romney, in the county of Hampshire, and for other purposes therein-mentioned. Shepherdstown Bridge over the Potomac River, viewed from the Maryland side, with the bed of the C&O Canal visible in the foreground.
Many crossed the Potowmack (now spelled Potomac) River at Pack Horse Ford about one mile (2 km) down river from the future site of Shepherdstown.
In 1734, Thomas Shepherd (1705-1776) was granted 222 acres (898,000 m ) on the south side of the Potomac, along the Falling Spring Branch (now known as the Town Run).
Naming his town Mecklenburg, he petitioned the Virginia General Assembly for a charter, which was granted in 1762.
Shepherd was the sole trustee, owning the town and being responsible for its government.
More than six natural springs feed Town Run before it enters the south end of town.
The troops departed from "Morgan's Spring," about one-half mile (1 km) south of the town limits, on July 16, 1775.
The first journal The Potomac Guardian and Berkley Advertiser and book (The Christian Panoply) in what is now West Virginia were presented here (1790s).
(The Shepherdstown Public Library has a copy of the book.) Shepherdstown was the place of birth of Robert Lucas (1781), the future governor of Ohio and territorial governor of Iowa.
In 1798, the city-limits were extended and the name was changed to Shepherd's Town.
After the American Civil War, the town's name was officially contracted to Shepherdstown.
Lock 38 of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and ruins of a bridge athwart the Potomac River at Shepherdstown, West Virginia, ca.
The portion of the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal along the Maryland side of the Potomac River athwart from Shepherdstown was assembled amid the 1830s.
Shepherdstown is the only town in what is now the state of West Virginia to have a canal lock titled for it.
When West Virginia became the 35th state (in 1863), these became the earliest no-charge schoolhouses in the state.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, this group became Company B, 2nd Virginia Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia.
From 1865-1871, Shepherdstown served as the governmental center of county of Jefferson County due to war damage to the courthouse in Charles Town.
The Town Hall (northeast corner of German and King streets) homed the courthouse until it was moved back to Charles Town.
The East Campus is situated in about one-third of the town proper, and the West Campus is situated in a large region just northwest of the city-limits.
The Shepherdstown Historic District was established and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, with a boundary expansion to include the entire town in 1987.
On January 3, 2000, Shepherdstown was the site of the Peace Talks between Israel and Syria where both sides were urged to make the difficult choices needed to end a half-century of conflict. Billed as the most haunted town in America, Shepherdstown, is known as much for its ghostly inhabitants as it is for the small-town arts scene, university, and historic attractions. On June 12, 2016, Destination America's premiered the paranormal show Ghosts of Shepherdstown, starring Nick Groff, Elizabeth Saint, and Bill Hartley.
At present, many of the town's historical buildings on German Street are home to shops and cafes.
The town is also home to many small-town creative and thespian groups, many of which are affiliated with Shepherd University or directed by youth groups.
He is railwayby an older sister, Elizabeth, still resident in Shepherdstown, as well as a younger brother Thomas, resident of Massachusetts, and dozens of nieces, nephews and grandchildren.
United States Enumeration Bureau.
"An Act for establishing the town of Mecklenburg, in the county of Frederick, Hening's Statutes at Large, Vol.
Burgesses, Virginia General Assembly House of (1907-01-01).
"Israel and Syria Open Peace Talks in Shepherdstown, West Virginia".
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