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Sunrise on the Shenandoah River

Shenandoah River at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Dawn breaks on the Shenandoah River where it meets to Potomac River. (Photo courtesy Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau)

Chris Weisler Jefferson County West Virginia Summer Travel

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