Weverton, Maryland
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Weverton is an unincorporated hamlet located in the southern tip of Washington County, Maryland, near the north shore of the Potomac River. Its population is approximately 500. Weverton is located at the intersection of MD Route 67 and US Route 340. The nearest incorporated communities are Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (located 1.5 miles to the west) and Brunswick, Maryland (located 2.7 miles to the east). Weverton's approximate elevation is 475 feet above sea level.
[edit] History
Founded in the 1820s, Weverton was a speculative venture intended to be a mill town to take advantage of the waterpower of the nearby Potomac River and transportation provided by the C & O Canal. The community was the creation of Caspar Wever, who at one time was the chief construction engineer for the B & O Railroad and a specialist in masonry arch bridges, some of which still stand in use.
Later on, speculative land sales collapsed and floods washed out a file-making factory among other 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 U.S. Route 340.
Weverton had a post office until 1951, when it was removed and consolidated with the Knoxville, Maryland post office in nearby Frederick County.
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