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Weverton

Maryland Historic Site

Photo of Weverton, MD

Like the town of Brunswick, Weverton depended on railroad shops and repair yards, and grew as traffic on the canal increased. Caspar W. Wever, a civil engineer who built the first Potomac crossing at Harpers Ferry, attempted to build a mill here. Wever's plans included marble works, file factories, and other industrial development. The plan collapsed after his death, shortly after the Civil War. There is hardly a trace of the original Weverton visible along the river today.

The Potomac plunges through a divide in South Mountain at the "new" Weverton, Maryland. A dam was planned here across the Potomac, but was never built. Other plans bore fruit, including a utopian community in the mid-1800s.

The modern town of Weverton is located at the junction of Md. 67 and U.S. 340. Nearby is Sandy Hook, a small community with suppliers of canoes for rent or purchase, and other outdoor equipment. River and Trail Outfitters is a good source of information about current conditions on the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers. Read Kimone K.'s review of Weverton Cliff Trail on Yelp

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B&O Railroad Historical Society
P.O. Box 24225
Baltimore MD 21227

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