Dirty Water
Personal memory by Rachael Smith
1996 • Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, USA
A lot of people make fun of West Virginians. They have a mental image of them being dirty hillbillies. But, I used to live near Harpers Ferry. It's where the Shenandoah (Virginia's River) and the Potomac (West Virginia's river) meet and bi-sect Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia). I could always tell which one was which because the Shenandoah was much dirtier.
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