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National Monument Project At Harpers Ferry Underway
The Harpers Ferry National Monument moves forward though plans are incomplete. John T. Willett leads as Supervisory Park Ranger with early offices and evictions of 50 residents on Shenandoah Street. Maryland and West Virginia properties, totaling about 500 acres in WV, are acquired, with Maryland adding 120 acres called Maryland Heights. Planning emphasizes slow, careful development as a monument rather than a park, with six district managers planned for the tri state region and future decentralization to improve local service.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Harpers Ferry National Monument
John T. Willett
Shenandoah Street
Shirley Hunt
Jefferson County
State of
West Virginia
Robert Harper
the Ferry
Maryland
Washington County
Potomac River
Maryland Heights
South Mountain
Potomac
Shenandoah River
Loudoun Heights
National Park Service
Ranger Willett
Elbert Cox
Richmond
Washington
Allegany
Frederick
Garrett
Baltimore
Montgomery County
Virginia
Hyde
Martinsburg Journal
Storer College
Old Town
Monument
National Monument
Smallwood
Martinsburg
Draymen
Juanita Stewart
Shenandoah Junction
Lueine National Park Service
Payimaster