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The transportation story at Harpers Ferry began with the water gap through he Blue Ridge Mountains, which provided a rare passageway through the hills. Native peoples traveling through the gap were soon followed by European explorers, canal boat captains and railroad workers. The transportation story continued beyond the gap and the lower town area as the population grew. Gundalow crews navigated around Virginius Island. People traveled through town and over Cavalier Heights and Bolivar Heights on some of the first hard surface turnpikes in the country. Tourists arrived on the train to visit the amusements on Island Park in the Potomac, and to spend summers relaxing in the Lockwood House on Camp Hill. Today, hundreds of automobiles roll by on modern highways that follow a proven path through history. |