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Jefferson Rock
Rock formation
Jefferson Rock and the view looking east
Jefferson Rock and the view looking east
Jefferson Rock is located in West Virginia
Jefferson Rock
Jefferson Rock
Coordinates: 39°19′21.4″N 77°43′59.8″W / 39.322611°N 77.733278°W / 39.322611; -77.733278
LocationHarpers Ferry, West Virginia
GeologyHarpers Formation
Elevation127 m (417 ft)
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Jefferson Rock
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Part ofHarpers Ferry National Historical Park (ID66000041[2])
Designated CPOctober 15, 1966

Jefferson Rock is a rock formation on the Appalachian Trail in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It consists of several large masses of Harpers shale,[3] piled one upon the other, that overlook the Shenandoah River just prior to its confluence with the Potomac River. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park on October 15, 1966.[4]

  1. ^ "Jefferson Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System – (#66000041)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Southworth, Scott; Brezinski, Donald K. (1996). "Geology of the Harpers Ferry quadrangle, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin. 2123: 3, 14.
  4. ^ Snell, Charles W.; Mackintosh, Barry (June 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park". National Park Service.

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