Shepherdstown Community Club

06/04/2026

📚 Volunteers Needed This Sunday! 📚

We're looking for a few extra hands to help move books around for the legendary book sale this Sunday from 12:00–5:00 PM at 353 Sandpiper Lane, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.

Please note that this is a physical job and heavy lifting is involved, so be prepared to roll up your sleeves and help move boxes of books.

Whether you can stay for an hour or the whole afternoon, your help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for helping make this beloved community event a success!

06/02/2026

06/01/2026

05/31/2026

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — A public forum was held at the War Memorial Building in Shepherdstown to discuss a potential pilot in the middle of downtown, drawing questions, mired criticism and

05/30/2026

We are back! We will be open today 10-6 and tomorrow 9-4. The Shepherdstown Community Club Handmade Market is part juried arts and craft show and part trendy pop-up shop! It is a gathering of local and regional talents and a celebration of art and craft! We have different featured artists, artisans, and designers each month so there is always something new to see. Sponsored by the Shepherdstown Community Club. ***We're dog friendly, so please do not leave your pets in the car. *** See you at the Market!

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

Syble is still practicing with her straight edge cutter. This 9 x 12 inch piece will be at our next First Weekend Handmade Market in Shepherdstown this coming weekend May 30 and 31. Stop by to say hello.

05/28/2026

Walk & Ride Statewide Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan

05/27/2026

ALONG THE POTOMAC — Today, Shepherdstown is recognized as West Virginia's oldest town (Virginia in 1862) and is the home of Shepherd University. It was Thomas Shepherd who originally took up a tract of land here in 1734. The Virginia Assembly later established it as "Mecklenburg" in 1762.

When the war started in 1861, many locals enlisted with the Confederate army but the surrounding area also produced a number of Union recruits. The town took in several dying and wounded men from South Mountain and Antietam. Care may have been provided for anywhere between 5,000-8,000 casualties.
Nearly every standing and able structure was converted into a hospital.

Located on the edge of town, Elmwood Cemetery contains the remains of over 100 Southerners who were killed at Sharpsburg. Of the 281 total Confederate veterans buried here, Henry Kyd Douglas is certainly one of the most notable. Douglas was born in Shepherdstown and raised right across the Potomac River in Maryland at Ferry Hill. Having served as a staff officer to Stonewall Jackson, Douglas later wrote "I Rode With Stonewall."