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Shepherdstown

Shepherdstown is a small historic town in the of , on the Potomac River and near both the and borders.
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  • Type: Town with 1,490 residents
  • Description: town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Macklinboro”, “Macklinborough Town”, “Maclinborough”, “Mecklenburg”, “Mecklinborg”, “New Mecklenburg”, “Pack Horse Ford”, “Pack Horse Settlement”, “Potomack”, “Potomoke”, “Potowmack”, “Shepherd Town”, “Shepherd’s Town”, “Shepherds Town”, “Shepherdstown, West Virginia”, “Shepherdstown, WV”, “Swearingen’s Ferry”, and “Swearingham’s Ferry”
  • Postal code: 25443

Places of Interest

Highlights include Van Swearingen-Shepherd House and Ram Stadium.

Historic building
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The , also known as Bellevue, is a Colonial Revival mansion in Shepherdstown, West Virginia that is home to the descendants of Captain Thomas Shepherd, founder of Shepherdstown.

Stadium
is a 5,000-seat stadium in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It is home to the Shepherd University Rams football and lacrosse teams. The stadium was built in 1959 and renovated several times, most recently in 2000.

Park
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The comprises the historic core of Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The town is the oldest in West Virginia, founded in 1762 as Mecklenburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mechlenberg Heights and Morgan Grove.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. lies to the west of Shepherdstown along West Virginia Route 45.

Locality
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Morgan's Grove is a rural historic district near Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The area is noted for its abundant springs. Several historic houses and farms are in the district, including:…

Shepherdstown

Latitude
39.4301° or 39° 25′ 48″ north
Longitude
-77.8042° or 77° 48′ 15″ west
Population
1,490
Elevation
400 feet (122 metres)
Open location code
87F4C5JW+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158250839
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4821983
Wiki­data ID
Q1807266
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Shepherdstown” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شبردزتاون”
  • Basque: “Shepherdstown”
  • Catalan: “Shepherdstown”
  • Cebuano: “Shepherdstown”
  • Chechen: “Шепердстаун”
  • Chinese: “Shepherdstown”
  • Chinese: “謝潑茲敦”
  • Chinese: “谢泼兹敦”
  • Dagbani: “Shepherdstown”
  • Dutch: “Shepherdstown”
  • Esperanto: “Shepherdstown”
  • French: “Shepherdstown”
  • German: “Shepherdstown”
  • Gilaki: “شپردز‌تاؤن (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “شپردز‌تاؤن”
  • Greek: “Σέφερντστάουν”
  • Hebrew: “ועידת שפרדסטאון”
  • Hungarian: “Shepherdstown”
  • Italian: “Shepherdstown”
  • Japanese: “シェパーズタウン”
  • Ladin: “Shepherdstown”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Shepherdstown”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shepherdstown”
  • Norwegian: “Shepherdstown”
  • Persian: “شپهردستوون، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “شپهردستوون”
  • Persian: “شفردزتاون”
  • Polish: “Shepherdstown”
  • Portuguese: “Shepherdstown”
  • Russian: “Шепердстаун”
  • Serbian: “Шепардстаун”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Shepherdstown, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Shepherdstown”
  • Spanish: “Shepherdstown (Virginia Occidental)”
  • Spanish: “Shepherdstown”
  • Swedish: “Shepherdstown”
  • Tatar: “Шепердстаун”
  • Ukrainian: “Шепердстаун”
  • Volapük: “Shepherdstown”
  • Welsh: “Shepherdstown, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Shepherdstown”

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