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Small community town by water, hotel on hill; Lock 38

Ferry Hill, across the river from Shepherdstown, on the top of the hill, was built by John Blackford c. 1813 and was a working farm until the 20th century. Lock 38 was a busy area with traffic from the canal and travelers from West Virginia. The large white house was used as a hotel while down at the lock there was a feed store that was later converted into a bath house before it was destroyed in the 1936 flood.