2nd day

Started day at Harper's Ferry. We checked out the sites on Virginius Island. Here we saw the ruins of industrialized Harper's Ferry. These sites included the cotton mill, Island Mills (flour mill) , water tunnel, Shenandoah Pulp Mill, and Hall's Rifle Works. We then visited Fairfax Stone, an important if not a thrilling place. We were able to see the large windmills used to harness wind power. We then visited Blackwater Falls and Lindy Point which were both beautiful. Next we saw the damage that industrialization can cause when we viewed the coke ovens and the yellow boy along the Blackwater River. The acid caused by the mining created an eerily beautiful place. Looks can be deceiving though because with a 3.7 ph there is no life in the water.