B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing

At confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers, Harpers Ferry, Maryland. County/parish: Washington.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 14, 1978. NRIS 78001484.

1 contributing site. 4 contributing structures.

From Wikipedia:

B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing

The B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing is a 15-acre (6.1 ha) historic site where a set of railroad bridges, originally built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, span the Potomac River between Sandy Hook, Maryland and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 1978, for its significance in commerce, engineering, industry, invention, and transportation.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106778404

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