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Harpers Ferry Mayoral Candidate Proposes Park Site
Rev Temple G Wheeler urged crowds at a public meeting to back a site proposed as an attractive new state park. Bolivar and Harpers Ferry figures spoke on camp location, funding, and local attitudes, with NPS official Jack Wheat noting Job Corps needs and community readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple G. Wheeller
Harpers Ferry
Andrew Soccino
Bolivar
Walter Jenkins
Jack Wheat
NPS
Harold R. McClay
William Spicker
Bolivar ‘Heights
Mack Robertson
Bolivar Heights
Douglas Carnes
Governor
Economic Opportunity Agency
West Virginia
Carnes
Thornton W Wilt
Jefferson County
House of Delegates
Luis Gastellum
Washington
Yom Mentzer
Mentzer
Loudoun Heights
Joseph Prentice
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Loudoun ‘Heights
Blue Ridge Acres
Willard M. Garrison
Harpers Ferry Town Council
Bob Chandler
Bradley Nash
U.S. Department of Commerce
Carlos Starr