Saint Peters Roman Catholic Church

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in occupies a prominent location on the heights above Harpers Ferry. The original church was built in 1833 in a pseudo-Gothic style which it kept through the Civil War, being the only church in Harpers Ferry to escape destruction during the war.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in West Virginia, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Saint Peter’s Roman Catholic Church”, “St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church”, and “St. Peters Roman Catholic Church”
  • Address: 100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: John Brown Museum and John Brown’s Fort.

Museum
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is situated 360 feet northeast of Saint Peters Roman Catholic Church.

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John Brown's Fort was initially built in 1848 for use… is situated 520 feet east of Saint Peters Roman Catholic Church.

Railway station
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is a railway station in . is situated 660 feet north of Saint Peters Roman Catholic Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harpers Ferry and Loudoun Heights.

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is a historic town of 285 people in the…

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community…

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community and…

Saint Peters Roman Catholic Church

Latitude
39.32272° or 39° 19′ 22″ north
Longitude
-77.73133° or 77° 43′ 53″ west
Elevation
335 feet (102 metres)
Open location code
87F487F9+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 136439816
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
4821152
Wiki­data ID
Q7591425
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