Weverton, Maryland
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Weverton, Maryland is an unincorporated hamlet (pop 500) located in the southern tip of Washington County, Maryland, near the north shore of the Potomac River. The intersection of MD Route 67 and US Route 340 is nearby. The nearest communities are Harper's Ferry, West Virginia (1.5 mi W) and Brunswick, Maryland (2.7 mi E). Approximate elevation 475 ft above sea level.
[edit] History
Founded in the 1820s in part as a speculative venture intended to be a mill town to take advantage of the waterpower of the nearby Potomac River and the transportation provided by the C&O Canal, Weverton was the creation of Caspar Wever, at one time the chief construction engineer for the B&O Railroad and a specialist in masonry arch bridges, some of which still stand in use.
The speculative land sales collapsed and floods washed out a file-making factory and other early businesses. The community that remains has little connection with the original site of Weverton, which now lies partly under the CSX right-of-way and partly under the present right-of-way of US Route 340.
The town had a post office until 1951, when it was removed and consolidated with the Knoxville, Maryland post office in nearby Frederick County.
