Friends of the Shepherdstown Riverfront
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Preserving the past. Ensuring the future. Honoring its place in our history...Creating its place in our future.

On the banks of the Potomac River, by Shepherdstown, West Virginia, sleeps a historic structure.

The Mecklenburg Tobacco Warehouse is waiting to be awakened from abandonment. Stillness can be turned into excitement.

May 2010 : The Spring Newsletter! Click Here

April 2010 : See recent photos of renovation progress to date!
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March 2010 : Download the Historic Structures Report
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The Princess Street riverfront complex is a fascinating story, told from prehistoric times to the present. Long before settlers arrived, this area was a seasonal home to numerous Native Americans. They camped along the shores of the Cohongoroota, their name for the Pack Horse Ford section of the Potomac River, which means the sound of the wild goose. More...


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P.O. Box 51 • Shepherdstown, WV 25443 • email@shepherdstownriverfront.org
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