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Thomas Jefferson
Present day view of Jefferson Rock
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Present day view of Jefferson Rock

On October 25, 1783, Thomas Jefferson visited Harpers Ferry, viewing "the passage of the Patowmac though the Blue Ridge" from a rock that now bears his name. In 1785, Jefferson's description of this view was published in the Notes on the State of Virginia. [Read Jefferson's complete description]
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation creating Harpers Ferry National Monument on June 29, 1944.

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