Online Highways Home > West Virginia > Shepherdstown The site of one of the earliest settlements in West Virginia, Shepherdstown was established by English and German farmers who had crossed the river from Pennsylvania into this area before 1730. The legal grant to the land was purchased by Thomas Shepherd in 1732. Originally named Mecklenburg, the name was changed to Shepherdstown in 1798. While in Shepherdstown in 1787, James Rumsey gave the first public exhibition of his steamboat. A monument on the banks of the Potomac commemorates this successful demonstration. Shepherdstown is part of the Washington metro area. Education Shepherd College | Public Libraries Shepherdstown Public Library | Motels, Hotels and Resorts Bavarian Inn | Residential and Commercial Real Estate Coolfont Realty | ERA Liberty Realty | Jeanne Kozak Real Estate Agent | See more West Virginia Cities and Towns. Other upcoming events include:

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wdbent "just back from Shepherdstown. Potomac river is raging, flooding in Harpers Ferry."
DonovanStokes "Playing a show in Shepherdstown, WV at 8:00 PM today at Shepherd University http://artistdata.com/a/4uw"
chelseamcbee "At Tonys tonight for a show :) get ready shepherdstown!"
wvobserver "New blog post: Shepherdstown Film Society - "Regarding Henry" http://bit.ly/9dkQVp"
beetee "Who's still around and what's going on tonight, Shepherdstown?"
jeb_inge "@Tigerlily13121 yeah by a miracle. steve became my hero and dropped it off in shepherdstown. they call it a crackberry for a reason"
CreativeArtSoul "I'm shocked and disappointed that the Shepherdstown Streetfest will not be happening this year. It was one of my... http://bit.ly/djqZsW"
campmobile "Do my ears deceive? Spring peepers are starting their racket in #Shepherdstown."
Stephaniejenks "Alexandher: shepherdstown!"
Prupru "@LiveEagleCam http://tinyurl.com/yl64784 With audio! Egg expected to hatch about March 21. Shepherdstown, WV"
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