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Shepherdstown, WV
West Virginia · Jefferson County · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro
Shepherdstown is a small town in West Virginia with a population of 1,399. Residents earn $62,500 per year, which is 17% below the national average.
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/5.0
B
Good
1,399
Population
3,498/sq mi density
$62,500
Median Income
$22,913 per capita
$474,500
Home Value
$476,047 Zillow
$1,152
Median Rent
35.1% income on rent
53°F
Avg Temperature
293 sunny days/yr
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Overall
3.3 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
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Economy
3.4 / 5.0
$62,500 median income, 7.5% unemployment
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Affordability
2.4 / 5.0
$474,500 home value, $1,152/mo rent
C+
Safety
2.5 / 5.0
0 violent crimes/100K (100% below avg)
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
71.4% bachelor's degree or higher
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Historic Markers
6
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Haunted Places
4
Locations with documented reports of paranormal activity and sightings
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Haunted Places Near Shepherdstown, WV
4 reported haunted locations found near Shepherdstown, WV.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Shepherd College | Gardiner Hall - a Home Coming Queen who slipped in the shower and died from a head wound. She usually walks across the football field at midnight on the anniversary of her death, but she has been seen in the third floor bathroom where she fell. - March 2007 Update/Correction: The homecoming queen who is said to haunt the area did not slip in the shower. It happened in 1961 and she fell from a balance beam during gym. The doctor examined her, said she was fine and she returned to the dorm. Con... |
| Shepherd College | Kenamond Hall - A ghost of a small boy messes with TV and electronic equipment. A ghost named George has been heard and seen in the basement of this building. Legend has it that he fell and hit one of the boulders that the building was built on during construction of the structure. |
| Shepherd College | Miller Hall -was a Civil War hospital and many civil war ghosts are seen, also a nursing student who was supposedly failing, hung herself in the attic (which is now locked), the staff says the attic was kept locked because the college was afraid that the students would hurt themselves on loose floorboards and/or damage the area, and as a fire problem since students would go up there and smoke. - March 2007 Update/Correction: Miller Hall was NEVER a Civil War hospital. This dorm was built in 1... |
| Shepherd College | Shaw Hall - Located behind Miller Hall. Behind Shaw Hall (and another dorm next to it) is the 'new' baseball field. Rumor has it there was a small cemetery there that ran along the edge of the school property and houses that back to it. There is a woman in a long white nightgown with long, curly red hair that stands at the windows at the ends of the dorm floors.... in both buildings. She just stands there, if you try to get close, she will disappear. No one knows who she is or why she would b... |