Shepherdstown

Shepherdstown is a small historic town in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, on the Potomac River and near both the Maryland and Virginia borders. It is the oldest town in West Virginia, maintaining its historic structures and the charm of a small town but boasting of a vibrant downtown area with about a dozen restaurants, many small locally-owned shops, and an independent movie theater. The performing arts are a vital part of the town's culture, with the renowned Contemporary American Theater Festival at Shepherd University in the summer, live music at local venues throughout the year, and the historic Opera House movie theater showing independent and foreign films on weekends.

Get in
By car

Shepherdstown is located at the intersection of WV Routes 230, 45, and 480. I-81 at Martinsburg, WV lies about 13 miles to the east, going by Route 45 and Route 9, and Harpers Ferry, WV, lies about 10 miles to the southwest, via Route 230 to Route 340. Route 70 is about 20 miles north and west via the town of Sharpsburg, MD (just three miles away) on MD Route 34 to MD Route 65, passing by Antietam Battlefield and continuing towards Hagerstown, MD. Washington, DC and its environs are about 70 miles away to the southwest.

By plane

The nearest commercial airports to Shepherdstown are Baltimore Washington International Airport in Baltimore and Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., both about 90 minutes away.

Get around
There's no public transportation in Shepherdstown, so you'll want to bring your car with you. The town itself is compact and easily walkable, with most homes and the commercial area with a six block or so square.

Connect
More information about Shepherdstown can be found on the Shepherdstown Visitors Center website,.

Go next

 * Martinsburg is about 10 miles east on route 45.
 * Harpers Ferry is about 10 miles southwest on route 230.
 * Charles Town is about 10 miles southeast via route 9.
 * Hagerstown, Maryland is about 30 minutes northwest.
 * Winchester, Virginia is about 45 minutes southeast via Route 81.