st peters catholic church in harpers ferry

church tower building chapel landmark steeple tree spire monastery monument cathedral plant estate memorial house shrine peters catholic harpers ferry stands tall distinctive feature historic town west virginia virginia ferry historic religious prayer industrial civil war pseudo-gothic shenandoah river potomac national register built 1833 striking beautiful scenic dominates “john brown” abolitionist slavery emancipation struggle shenandoah floods devastated water nature mountain green trees view beauty natural rural