Virginius Island, West Virginia
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| Location | Shenandoah River, West Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°19′17″N 77°44′21″W / 39.3214898°N 77.7391595°WCoordinates: 39°19′17″N 77°44′21″W / 39.3214898°N 77.7391595°W |
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Virginius Island is an island on the Shenandoah River in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The island is formed by the Shenandoah Canal, constructed by the Patowmack Company between 1806 and 1807, which separates it from the town of Harpers Ferry. Virginius Island is part of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
Virginius Island was once its own thriving industrial town on the Shenandoah River in the nineteenth century. Today, its mills, foundries, factories, warehouses, and homes remain in ruins and are available for walking tours.
See also
External links
- Virginius Island Map & Guide
- A Nineteenth-Century Mill Village: Virginius Island, 1800-60
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. WV-35, "Waterpower on Virginius Island, Shenandoah River near Potomac River, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV", 4 photos, 38 data pages
- HAER No. WV-59, "Shenandoah Pulp Mill, Shenandoah Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV", 12 photos, 10 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. WV-83, "Virginius Island Waterpowered Mill Complex, North bank of Shenandoah River 0.5 mile from confluence with Potomac River, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV", 13 photos, 8 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page
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