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There’s much to enjoy in the warmth of the Eastern Panhandle’s spring. Some enjoy exploring historical sites, while others may choose to meander the streets of quaint Shepherdstown with blooming trees and flowers now dotting the landscape. Once again, our staff at Jefferson has prepared a new range of seasonal reading—from an introduction to the sa622 N. Mildred St., Ranson, WV 25438 • 304.283.7008 email: movingmtnsyoga@gmail.com • movingmtnsyoga.com
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VOLUME 2
SPRING 2019
ISSUE 1
TA B L E O F
CONTENTS
SPRING’S SENTINELS
HOME & HOBBY Two Charles Town retailers find a niche with a focus on creative products for handson customers
THE PINEAPPLE STORY
WESLEY & WILLIAM
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As the American Civil War divided families, a young man from Shepherdstown and his brother from Gettysburg marched to the same battlefields on separate occasions, each time on opposite sides
A successful international fusion menu comes from a chef-owner’s gamble and his faith in Mom’s cooking
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FAIR CHAMPIONS A senior 4-H member represents a family tradition of agriculture, hard work and showmanship—with a little help from his pigs
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These two perennials arrive in the garden at the same moment, which makes them natural companions on the springtime table.
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phaze Gallery
Modernism Meets
education
HARPERS FERRY
National Park celebrates
years
ON THE COVER The Green Pineapple Ramen bowl from Green Pineapple café in Shepherdstown. Photograph by Jamie Turner.
ART AS “A GOOD MOVEMENT” Equally educational and experimental, Phaze 2 Gallery advances the rich history of Shepherd University’s dedication to providing a public art gallery
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WHICH JEFFERSON? Can you match the correct phrase with the correct Jefferson?
HARPERS FERRY ANNIVERSARY
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Combining history and natural beauty, Harpers Ferry celebrates 75 years as a national historical park
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A L O O K AT T H E
CONTRIBUTORS
Photographer
Writer
Writer
Photographer
Writer
Editor-In-Chief
STEVE WHYSALL
MATT WELCH
MARY HEATH
RONALD AGNIR
KELSIE LEROSE
TABITHA JOHNSTON
Ronald Agnir, a proud FilipinoAmerican and Marymount University grad, has worked over 28 years as a photojournalist. Before joining the Journal as chief photographer in 1998, he worked in the Baltimore/ Washington, DC area as asst. photo editor/photojournalist for Gazette Newspapers.
Raised in Hedgesville, Kelsie LeRose continued her education at West Virginia University School of Journalism, graduating in 2014 and then returning to the Eastern Panhandle with her husband, Josh, to be closer to her family. She is a cat mom to Ellie and Chuck and an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys and all Mountaineers sports.
Martinsburg native Tabitha Johnston started as a reporter for The Journal “Kids Living” section. She graduated from Bob Jones University with a degree in journalism and mass communication and now enjoys singing with choirs and spending time with family.
Graduating from The Corcoran Gallery of Art in photography, Steve Whysall assisted Richard Nowitz, a famous National Geographic photographer before setting up his own studio, Whysall Photography. His work has appeared in Conde Nast and World Magazine, and has included everything from Greenpeace projects to portraits of President George W. Bush.
Matt Welch earned a creative writing degree from West Virginia University before diving into the world of sports journalism. Once the editor of Corridor Magazine in Fairmont, he never turns down a good story.
Mary Heath first discovered her passion for the written word through poetry and music. A love-hate relationship with politics came later. When she’s not writing or reading, she enjoys listening to music and visiting museums with husband, Matt, and two sons, Thomas and Jack.
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Photographer
Illustrator
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ADRANISHA STEPHENS
TIM COOK
JAMIE TURNER
LANA GROVE
BOB O’CONNOR
MICHAEL NEARY
When Adranisha Stephens isn’t chasing down a story, she is traveling, blogging, photographing or spending time with family and friends. She has a degree in mass communication from Frostburg State University and a masters in journalism/digital storytelling from American University.
Tim Cook, when not holding hands with his wife or zoning out listening to podcasts, enjoys barefoot cookouts, leisurely paddle trips along lakes and rivers, and walks with his dog on warm, bright and breezy days.
Jamie Turner is the owner of Turner Photography in Frederick. His career has spanned over the last 20 years, and he has shot everything from editorial to weddings. Jamie now concentrates his craft on commercial and advertising photography and loves sharing his vision in print for the public to enjoy.
California native Lana Grove is an independent artist and illustrator who contributes to a range of Ogden Publications magazines with editorial creations ranging from an annotated guide to themes in YA literature, film scene images and illustrations of authors and historical characters.
Born in Illinois and a graduate of Northern Illinois University, Bob O’Connor worked for more than thirty years in tourism industries. He is now semi-retired and a full-time author and four-time finalist in national book competitions. You can hear more from O’Connor in his podcast “The Chronicles of the American Civil War.”
Michael Neary has written for newspapers, taught college literature and composition and served as a member of the Peace Corps in Morocco. During that time, he worked with students in a science college and at a community center, and learned Moroccan Arabic just well enough to converse (provided he was talking with a very patient person).
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INSIDE THE
DEPARTMENTS
“The key is getting the kids off video games and into using their imagination.” —Susan Miller
“Some families have sports, but what we do as a whole family is agriculture.” —Matthew Hott
“I don’t follow food trends. I just put foods I like on the menu.” —Shane Broadwater
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Wesley was aware that his brother and Gettysburg friends were in the opposing army ...
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When the first asparagus shoots come up in our garden in early May, it’s a big event.
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STORY BY Tabitha Johnston | PHOTOGRAPHY BY Jamie Turner
TA STE
TASTE
THE
PINEAPPLE STORY A successful international fusion menu comes from a chef-owner’s gamble and his faith in Mom’s cooking
S
hane Broadwater, owner of The
cheddar and house sauce. Broadwater also
Green Pineapple, knows exactly
likes to point customers to what he calls
who shaped his Shepherdstown
the restaurant’s hidden gem, the kimchi
restaurant’s identity. “My mom is Korean, so a lot of the flavors
also part of the flavor fusion process.
Broadwater says. “I learned a lot about
For new customers, Broadwater suggests
cooking from my mom and experimenting
the Caribbean sunset fused tea or
on my own.”
the banana kush bubble tea. Another
As he tried new dishes, Broadwater
popular option is the lemon rose fused
brought in other influences, particularly
tea, which boasts a delicate flavor with
from Venezuelan and Mexican food.
traditional bobas (the chewy tapioca
Dropping out of college to pursue a career
balls in traditional bubble tea). The
as an entrepreneur, he realized he could
amount of syrup can also be reduced
cook his way to success.
without ruining the drink’s flavor. tapped into an international fusion theme
a fast, casual experience.” But by the time
with 12 flavors of gelato and vegan sorbet.
he opened his restaurant in August 2016 at
“We were just looking for a dessert
the corner of Princess and German streets,
option, and gelato and sorbet seemed
Broadwater had expanded this menu to
perfect because they’re universally liked,”
offer more depth and a larger tribute to
Broadwater says. global cuisine and what he knows best,
with its modern, minimalist atmosphere
Broadwater is able to offer and annually
and its evolving menu of Korean flavors
revamp lineups of dishes immune to
fused with other international cuisine.
industry fads.
Currently, the kitchen’s most popular Pineapple ramen and the sativa roll sushirito. The house quesadilla is also a popular comfort food with its chicken, jack
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Green Pineapple has won a strong following
orders are Korean steak tacos, The Green
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For the dessert options, Broadwater again
create a “small food-truck-style menu for
his Korean-cooking roots. Since then, The
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Drinks at The Green Pineapple are
come from dishes she made for our family,”
Broadwater says he initially planned to
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grilled cheese.
Opposite: The Manager’s Meal Top: Interior of the Green Pineapple Above: The Pink Lady bubble tea
“My mom is Korean, so a lot of the flavors come from dishes Broadwater says. “I just put foods I like she made for our family. ” “I don’t follow
food trends,”
on the menu.”
— Shane Broadwater
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SUPPORTING LOCAL
Shane Broadwater
Being a part of the community is important to The Green Pineapple approach, says owner Shane Broadwater. Throughout the year, the restaurant donates food to various community groups. It was also a part of the Shepherdstown Shares relief group set up in January to assist government workers during the federal shutdown. During this time, The Green Pineapple offered free food specials for any federal employees with identification and encouraged “pay it forward” donations for anyone who wanted to underwrite a meal or defray some of the costs of the free meals for federal workers. Though Shepherdstown Shares disbanded on February 12 when
WHY
THE GREEN PINEAPPLE? According to owner Shane Broadwater, there is no mystery behind the restaurant’s name—it is simply derived from two popular inspirations. “Green is my favorite color, and pineapples are a welcoming symbol.”
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the furlough ended, organizers indicated they were prepared to re-form and help out again should another shutdown affect local residents.
BO UTI Q UE
HOME
&
HOBBY
Two Charles Town retailers find a niche with a focus on creative products for hands-on customers STORY BY Adranisha Stephens and Kelsie LeRose PHOTOGRAPHY BY Ronald Agnir
M
ichelle Harlow Zimmerle,
is when we kind of started doing
manager of B. Vintage, has
our own projects at home with
filled her store’s inventory
pieces of furniture. Shortly after she
with repurposed rustic-chic items for
opened, I moved into my first house
every room of the home—furniture,
in Martinsburg, and I didn’t have any
lighting, signs and wall décor—as well
furniture, so I got a handful of pieces in
as state pride items and gifts. It’s part of
my house from her.”
her approach of appealing to customers
Zimmerle says that when she was
who appreciate unique ways of breathing
Moulton’s customer, Moulton was always
new life into vintage accessories. In fact,
quick to respond with answers and tips.
the retail store itself is on its second life.
“She has always been very responsive,
Zimmerle’s family recently purchased the
and we hope to be the same for everyone
business from founder Brianne Moulton,
going forward,” Zimmerle says.
who is also an artist and teacher of chalk
In addition to the new ownership, the
paint classes (the type of paint used on
shop has moved to 114 W. Washington
furniture and fabric to create a distressed
St. (which previously housed Skipper’s).
or aged appearance).
While B. Vintage continues to offer many
“We have been close friends with her family,” Zimmerle says. “We also
of the same product lines, Zimmerle is introducing the Simply Southern product line and an expanded
took classes from her and learned a lot from her class. We were customers of the store. That
“…I didn’t have any furniture, so I got a handful of pieces in my house from her.”
selection from Stonewalls Kitchen. The popular Annie Sloan paint line, online sales, shipping, in-store pickup and workshop classes will also continue.
— Michelle Harlow Zimmerle
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OPPOSITE: B. Vintage owner Therese Harlow with her daughter, store manager Michelle Harlow Zimmerle. ABOVE: The B. Vintage line includes jewelry and home goods.
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B OU T IQ U E
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SEASONAL MARKETS
Seasonal markets throughout the region open in April. Be sure to visit these three unique markets this spring and summer.
The Charles Town Farmers Market
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The Shepherdstown Community Club First Weekend Handmade Market at the War Memorial Building on 102 E. German Street, Shepherdstown, is eight weekends of handmade goodies. The market, which
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April through November.
2017. The store at 226 W. Washington has
activities and classes as well as drone-
pointing them to their future, but Susan
become a destination for both tourists
flying demonstrations at local parks.
Miller needed only one.
and locals.
Some people find several signs in life
The Shepherdstown Farmers Market Weekly vendors at the Shepherdstown
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Farmers Market on King Street provide many flavorful and healthy options for guests to enjoy along with local live music. The market is open Sundays, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., late March through December, in
“When it’s a nice, sunny day out,
“We are what’s considered a general
people can come out and learn how to
Pennsylvania, had been running billiard
hobby store, and we carry a lot of diversity
fly if they want to,” she says. “It’s a lot of
halls for a long time, and was looking to
in products,” says Miller. “We have the RC
fun. We try to be as active as we can in
rent a new space.
Lines, which is everything from planes,
the community.”
At the time, she was in central
“The spot that we decided to rent had a sign, ‘Hobbies,’ left on the store,” says
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ABOVE: Jughead, the resident Hobbies Shop bullmastiff, sunbathes at the store’s enterance.
Miller. “People came in asking for hobbies
trains, automobiles, boats, helicopters,
vision of The Hobbies Shop as a refuge for
drones, even submarines.” The store also stocks custom drone-
items, so we started buying some and
building kits, vast selections of model
getting set up with the retailers.”
rockets, paints, toys and science kits.
Eventually, the pool tables were gone and the hobby business was on. A few years and a job offer later, Miller packed up her family and moved to Jefferson County, where she officially reopened The Hobbies Shop in February
Miller says these extras are part of her people to connect with one another and nearly forgotten pastimes. “Our goal is to pull off that old-time
“We have things to keep your kids busy
feeling when you first walk in,” she says.
inside and outside,” Miller says. “The key is
“When our older customers walk in, they
getting the kids off video games and into
start smiling like kids again and reminisce
using their imagination.”
about their youth. When younger
To help ignite that imagination, The Hobbies Shop organizes in-store
customers come in, they are wide-eyed and curious about what we have.”
Shepherdstown, behind the library.
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STORY BY Matt Welch | PHOTOGRAPHY BY Whysall Photography
HOME
HO M E
Hott says. They’re shown in weight classes
have a balanced pig. You have to pick what
consists of feeding, watering and routine
in 8-to-10-pound ranges, and getting
an ideal pig looks like in your head and
maintenance like washing and clipping.
them to a specific weight takes skill. You
then try to make them fit that template.”
But when school hits summer break, the
also don’t want your pigs to be in the
real training begins.
same weight class if you’re going to show
for overall grand champion, for reserve
multiple pigs, Hott explains.
champion and for showmanship. Hott has
During the school months, raising
“It’s training, just like an athlete would,”
Though it’s a skillful process, it comes
says Hott who also compares the positive reinforcement he uses to the methods
down to monitoring feed. “A lot of feed,” Hott reiterates with a
used in training a dog for a show “Before we turn them back in, we give them a treat. So they look forward to that,”
laugh. “But it depends on if it’s a male or The largest pig he’s raised was around
job, they’ll get a treat. It gets to the point
300 pounds. But sheer size is not the
where the pigs just want to be outside.
only factor in raising a champion
They’re comfortable.”
competition pig. “You want a good market product that
The pigs need to have endurance, too, Hott points out. You don’t want your pig to
someone is going to want to eat. You don’t
shut down during showings, especially if
want [a pig that has] ridiculously heavy
you win and have to come back out again.
muscle and doesn’t have any fat because
For showing and competition, pigs
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must weigh between 225 and 290 pounds,
won all three during his time in 4-H. In the showmanship category, the pig-handler, not the pig, fall under the judges’ scruntiny.
female and their appetites. Pigs like to eat.”
he says. “They know if they do a good
The Hott family includes, from left, Chris, Matthew, Emily, Hannah and Beth
County and state fairs present awards
then it’s just tough meat with no flavor from the fat,” Hott explains. “You’ve got to
“Pigs are what Dad knew, and he was competitive in that, so he wanted us to be competitive in it.” — Matt Hott
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A senior 4-H member represents a family tradition of agriculture, hard work and showmanship—with a little help from his pigs att Hott remembers his first year preparing to show
In Jefferson County, 4-H programs run from ages 5 to 21, taking
a pig for the 4-H county fair competition. He was
in some 468 members. When the members hit 9 years old, they
an eager 9-year-old, regularly trudging through
can begin showing animals for competition. For some, this is
muck and mud surrounding a 6-by-6-foot barn in order to feed
the first introduction to raising and showing farm animals. For
and water his pig.
others, it is part of a family tradition.
A lot has changed since then. Hott has been raising pigs in Jefferson County for 11 years, competing at both the county and state fairs. The pigs at the Hott family farm shelter in a pavilion-
Hott started raising animals with his father, who also had raised pigs and cattle as a boy. “It’s been kind of our bonding thing. Some families have sports,
style barn. And when Hott, now 20, goes into that area, his two
but what we do as a whole family is agriculture,” says Hott, who
little sisters shadow his every move.
balances his pig raising with work as well as a double major of
But Hott still cares about his pigs. That hasn’t changed. And he
business and accounting at Shepherd University. “Pigs are what
is still very much dedicated to the annual competition, the pride,
Dad knew, and he was competitive in that, so he wanted us to be
the learning process—and the passing on of knowledge through
competitive in it. For what someone will pay for a pig and to be
the Jefferson County 4-H programs.
competitive, you can make money, too, and not be in the hole.”
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keep your pigs moving. The judges will do tricky things like switch your pig with another person’s to see how your pig reacts and how good you are with other people’s pigs to move. They’ll make
The Jefferson County 4-H competitions
you do a figure eight or something to show how
are open to the public and held at the
much control you have,” Hott says. “You just
annual Jefferson County Fair. For a full
have to get your pig in front of the judge and
rundown of events and schedule, go
compare it to other pigs. If you know you have
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WESLEY
HI STO RY
WILLIAM
As the American Civil War divided families, a young man from Shepherdstown and his brother from Gettysburg marched to the same battlefields on separate occasions, each time on opposite sides
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rother against brother” is an expression commonly applied to the American Civil War. The conflict did, indeed, pit brothers (as well as uncles, cousins, relatives
B of the 2nd Virginia Infantry, Confederate States of America. Meanwhile, Wesley’s older brother remained in Gettysburg where he urged Wesley to return home and enlist in the Union
and neighbors) on opposite sides of the war from 1861–1865.
army. As Wesley joined the Confederate troops, an angry
In what is today the state of West Virginia, nearly 20,000 men
William enlisted with others from Gettysburg and Adams
fought for the Confederacy, and another 20,000 or so fought for
County in Company E, the 2nd Pennsylvania Volunteers
the Union. Finding documented instances of brothers fighting on
USA. While Wesley and the Shepherdstown men trained
opposite sides at the same battle, however, is quite rare. We know
with Colonel Thomas J. Jackson at Bolivar Heights in Harpers
of that happening perhaps six times. There is only one known
Ferry, William and his Gettysburg friends drilled at the York
instance where two brothers fought on the same battlefields
Fairgrounds in York, Pennsylvania.
against each other twice—and this historical event is strongly connected to Jefferson and Berkeley counties. This story begins with John Wesley Culp and William Esaias
For both brothers, the drills soon turned to military actions that would set up their first military battle against one another. In late June 1861, Wesley’s 2nd Virginia Infantry left Harpers
Culp, two brothers who grew up in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Ferry and burned the bridge at Shepherdstown as part of the
Here, John Wesley—who was known as Wesley by his friends—
strategy to slow an expected invasion of the Union army into
worked as a tailor for Hoffman Carriage company. His job was
Virginia. The 2nd Virginia then set up at Camp Stephens, located
to design and sew harnesses for buggies and carriages. In 1856,
just south of Falling Waters in northern Berkeley County. During
when Wesley was 16 years old, the Hoffman brothers moved
that same time period, William and his 2nd Pennsylvania
their operation to Shepherdstown, Virginia, and Wesley chose to
Volunteers were sent to join General Robert Patterson’s forces
follow his job there.
organizing in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
By early 1861, Wesley was still boarding in Shepherdstown,
The brothers’ forces would confront one another for the
but he worked as a trimmer for John Allen’s Carriage Company in
first time on July 2, 1861, as General Patterson ordered his
nearby Martinsburg. When the war started, Wesley enlisted with
army, including William, to wade across the Potomac River
his friends in the Hamtramck Guards. Shortly afterward, he and
at Williamsport, Maryland, during the night and march into
around 100 Shepherdstown boys in this group became Company
Virginia. There, waiting on the ridge south of a waterfall, were
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of June 15, reinforced Confederate
Stonewall Brigade, now commanded
Brickerhoff Ridge on the Christian Benner
forces, including the 2nd Virginia,
by Brigadier General James Walker
Farm. During the ensuing battle, a Union
routed General Milroy’s Union troops.
(“Stonewall” Jackson had died earlier in
bullet hit Wesley in the forehead, killing
Over 4,000 Union soldiers were killed,
the year), arrived in Wesley’s hometown,
him instantly. He was the only member
wounded, or taken as prisoners.
Gettysburg. That evening, after his
of his regiment killed at Gettysburg. His
Wesley was aware that his brother and
regiment set up camp east of town on
body was buried in a shallow grave on the
Gettysburg friends were in the opposing
the Daniel Lady farm, Wesley visited
field, but when his family searched, they
against one another on two or more
army, and he found a childhood friend,
his sister’s home on West Middle Street
never found his grave.
times on the same battlefield during
Jack Skelly, lying on the field with a
where he encountered his brother.
William, though, most likely in or
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for Jack to be taken to the Confederate
William might have said to one another,
because his regiment was not present
hospital set up in the Taylor Tavern
records of the Adams County Historical
on the field and he could have been tried
in Winchester. Meanwhile, William
Society and correspondence from the
as a deserter. He would, however, serve
William and Wesley comes from several
survived and walked back to Gettysburg
Culp family following the war confirm
and survive until the end of the war,
primary sources: Regimental information
with others from his broken regiment.
only that the brothers met. How
mustering out in 1865.
obtained from the 2nd Virginia Infantry,
There, he hid, not wanting anyone to
emotional or heated their exchange might
think he had deserted his regiment.
have been, whether they parted in peace
Gary Casteel stands on Steinwehr Avenue
or at odds on the eve of one of the most
near the Heritage Center in Gettysburg
Wesley marched northward with his
pivotal battles in American history … all
to honor the only two brothers who are
regiment, crossing the Potomac River at
of this is left to our imaginations.
known to have fought against each other
marching with the Confederate army into
Picking up on the historical record, early the following morning, July 2,
twice in battles in the American Civil
the Culp brothers because of existing historical records. Information about
the 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry and the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry; from
Pennsylvania to the newspaper at
War. Wesley Culp’s face is on the south
were marching with the regiment; and
Wesley’s 2nd Virginia Infantry deployed
side of that monument; William Culp’s
In the early evening of July 1, 1863, the
outside Gettysburg near Rock Creek at
face is on the north side.
and to their family in Gettysburg.
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W
hen the first asparagus shoots come up in our garden in early May, it’s a big event. If I see one first, I keep quiet, the better to surprise everybody
a few days later with a handful of fresh, young spears. With few vegetables ready to pick at that time, they’re a rare gift after winter’s long wait—so ephemeral, so effortless.
growing asparagus
ic—asparagus prefers a soil pH of 6.5 to 7.5. You can grow asparagus from seed, but many gardeners find it more convenient to buy year-old dormant crowns from a local nursery or feed store. Plant them in spring in an 8-inch-deep trench, spreading out the crowns’ tentacle-like roots and covering them with 4 inches of soil. As the shoots grow, fill the trench the rest of the way. In our garden, we have two long rows 4 feet apart, with the
Like any perennial crop, asparagus needs to be well estab-
plants set 2 feet apart in the rows. Fully grown, they form a back-
lished from the start, in a deeply cultivated bed well amended
drop for the garden, far enough from other crops that the fronds
with compost or manure. Add lime as needed if your soil is acid-
don’t shade any nearby plants, even when the ferny tops have
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to grub out without damaging the as-
grown to a mature 5 feet tall. After planting, resist the temptation
paragus roots. You may need to brush
to pick the first-year spears that come
aside the mulch to get the weeds out,
up. The plants need to build up their
but keep at it.
LEMONY ASPARAGUS WITH CHIVE BLOSSOMS
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W I T H H O N E Y- S A F F R O N DRESSING
Adequate moisture is needed to
strength for three years before they are harvestable. (Well, OK, you can steal a
ensure an abundant crop the following
few in year two.)
year, so irrigation in dry weather is
appetizer, or even a light meal in itself. I find this a good way to end the day in
important, too. It’s often necessary to
early summer, topped with a honey and saffron dressing that lends a bright golden
support the plants when they become
color as well as rich flavor. You can sprinkle this dish with either
tall. I use 4-foot grade stakes, available
scallions or chives. This dressing is also good on cold lobster or scallops. Yield for salads: 4. Yield for dressing: about 2⁄3 cup.
Asparagus season, for a mature planting, lasts six weeks. After that you must stop picking and let the foliage grow in order to
at lumberyards and hardware stores,
nourish the roots. But before the six-
strung together with jute twine. Steel
week cutoff you can—and should—
T-posts also work well. Planting and tending an asparagus
use a sharp knife to cut any spear at
Topping asparagus and lettuce with shrimp turns a salad into a luxurious
• About 32 medium-sized asparagus spears This simple dish depends on the quality
• 32 raw shrimp, deveined, with head and shells removed
ground level when it reaches 6 to 8
bed is admittedly a more ambitious
of its main ingredient, so try to use the
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
inches. That will keep production
project than sowing a row of lettuce,
freshest asparagus spears. Serve it as a
going. As the stems grow, the little
but people who commit to it find that
side dish at any meal, or as the center-
• 1 large butterhead lettuce, washed and torn into pieces • 2⁄3 cup Honey-Saffron Dressing (instructions below)
overlapping scales at the tips will start
the investment of time pays off in years
piece of a light supper along with toast and
• 2 scallions, green tops only, chopped, or chives
to open in an effort to make branches,
of harvests. Consider it a landscape
scrambled eggs. Yield: 8 to 10 servings as
• Coarse sea salt
but try to pick them while the scales
feature as well as great food. At sum-
are tightly closed. That’s when the
mer’s end the foliage will turn a hand-
spears taste best.
some gold before it’s time to cut it back
a side, 6 to 8 as a main course.
Honey-Saffron Dressing: • 1 large bunch, about 2 pounds,
The fresher, the better: If possible,
to the ground for the winter, top dress
pick asparagus at mealtime, on the way
with compost or manure, and reapply
to the stove. But if you must hold it,
a thick mulch. And, at last, there’s that
store spears upright in the refrigerator
magical day in spring when the aspara-
with the cut ends in a glass of water.
gus wakes up again.
• 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Asparagus as Your Best Dinner Guest
• 1⁄2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
You can eat asparagus raw, but the heat of cooking brings out more of its flavor.
Simplicity is best, and brevity is
Maintenance of your asparagus bed
• Freshly ground black pepper
asparagus • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Freshly ground black pepper • 2 chive blossoms
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar • 2 tablespoons honey • Pinch of saffron • 6 tablespoons olive oil Trim the asparagus to about 6 inches long, and steam or simmer for 8 minutes or until just tender. Blanch by plunging into cold water to stop cooking, drain, and set aside. Dry the shrimp thoroughly. Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan
is crucial. It’s an easy thing to neglect
essential. The tips of spears are fragile
when so many summer crops need
and will fall apart if overcooked. The
After trimming, place the spears in a
tending, but weeds must not be al-
stems are a little sturdier, and you’ll
steamer over simmering water for about 8
spatters, quick-sauté the shrimp in batches, dropping in 6 to 8 at a time. Don’t crowd the pan. Flip them with the tongs, cooking about 11⁄2 minutes per side.
lowed to take hold.
sometimes want to peel extra-thick
minutes or until just tender. Drain well and
Drain on paper towels. Both the asparagus and the shrimp can be cooked ahead
arrange on a platter or on individual plates.
and refrigerated for a short time until ready to serve.
A thick mulch of hay, straw or sea-
ones, or even pare them down a bit,
weed (which asparagus loves) will
so they all cook uniformly. I try to pick
minimize annual weeds, add fertility
them at—or trim them to—about 6
as it decomposes, and give protection
inches long.
until fragrant and medium-hot. Using a pair of long tongs to protect yourself from
Combine the lemon juice and olive oil in a small glass or pitcher and whisk vigor-
Distribute the lettuce among four plates. Arrange the asparagus on top, then the shrimp. Pour the dressing over all, letting it make a bright yellow pool around the edges, then scatter on the scallions or chives. Add salt and pepper to taste.
in winter, but it will not deter witch-
My favorite cooking method is to
ously, or shake together in a small, covered
grass, dandelions, wild blackberries
steam asparagus over simmering water
jar. Pour over the asparagus. Sprinkle with
and other stubborn invaders. If any of
for 8 minutes (more or less, depending
salt and pepper. Pluck the individual florets
fron together in a small saucepan over low heat, just enough to liquefy the honey.
these become established, they’re hard
on size), or until just tender when pricked
from the chive flower heads and scatter
Pour into a small, lidded glass jar, add the olive oil, and then cool to room tem-
them over all. Serve at room temperature.
perature. Shake to mix thoroughly before drizzling over the salad.
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with the tip of a knife—not mushy and
choice, and it’s easy to gather and cut
not hard. The spears will bend but not
a bundle of the slender leaves, discard
droop when you pick them up from
any that have turned yellow or brown,
the middle, and can be easily cut with a
and then snip into tidy little segments.
fork. Often I’ll butter the warm spears,
Cutting the clumps back periodically
and serve them just like that. Or, I’ll
keeps them fresher and neater, but I
blanch them by plunging the spears
do let some of the chives blossom, and
immediately into a bowl filled with cold
then cut the plant back after that.
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To brighten up a dish, I pluck in-
green color if they’re not going to be
dividual florets from the globes and
agus, too, or roast it in the oven with
scatter them over the top. Chive
my mind, a fresh baguette makes a tastier
garlic and olive oil.
blossoms have a very strong onion
wrapping than a spongy bun or hero sandwich
flavor, and a whole head consumed
roll. Here, the baguette cradles lightly cooked
asparagus heaven, a cook might like
at once would be too much of a
asparagus, enriched with mayonnaise and
to branch out and make composed
good thing.
melted Gruyère cheese. (You can add a smear of mustard as well if you like a little more bite.)
salads, such as the one with shrimp
chive kitchen jives
asparagus on toast, or in rice pilafs
Yield: 4 sandwiches.
If you have a lot of chives, experiment with using them as a vegetable
dishes, from primavera with other
in their own right. For instance, in-
early vegetables to a cheesy rigatoni.
stead of dotting a cold soup, such as
A creamy sauce, a lemony sauce, a
vichyssoise, with minced chives, drop
• 1 fresh baguette • Up to 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
Mornay sauce, a hollandaise—aspar-
in a few handfuls before puréeing, to
• Up to 1⁄2 cup Dijon-style mustard,
agus wears all of these very well. You
give it an assertive flavor and a bright
can tuck asparagus into an omelet,
green color.
optional 1 • ⁄4 pound Gruyère or Comté cheese grated
soup, or bake it in a quiche or a gra-
to grow. The plant’s sensitivity to day length makes it go dormant when the
in the fridge and can even be frozen,
days are short. Any that I’ve brought in
but I prefer it fresh-picked.
have attracted whiteflies as well. The crop can be either frozen or
Many fresh herbs go well with as-
trimmed to 6 inches long
Cut the baguette into 6-inch lengths and
of the valleys with your knife will allow you
flavor and color.
to pry the baguettes open more easily to fill
In both cases, snip them into sprin-
den, popping up early with stunning
parchment paper on a cookie sheet.
inside, then distribute the grated cheese over
greenness. Outdoors, they are prolific
Dry at your oven’s lowest setting until
the top. Place the sandwiches under the
(often self-sowing close to the mother
crisp, or freeze for 30 minutes. Use
broiler for 2 to 3 minutes or until the cheese
clump) and keep going all summer and
the paper to funnel them into tightly
has melted. They are best eaten while still
fall. For harvest, scissors are the tool of
sealed jars or freezer bags.
a bit warm, and may be cut crosswise into smaller portions if desired.
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Harpers Ferry 75 years
Evan Boggess Phaze 2 Gallery
Story by Michael Neary
photography by Jamie Turner
Equally educational and experimental, Phaze 2 Gallery advances the rich history of Shepherd University’s dedication to providing a public art gallery
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Evan Boggess
s they walk through Shepherd University’s Phaze 2 Gallery, students Diana Lopez and Madison Myers analyze the paintings and sculpture for a class assignment. Neither
student majors in art—Lopez is studying biology with a pre-med concentration, and Myers plans to focus on pediatric nursing—but they say the gallery helps them understand how art might someday play roles in their professional lives.
“I know in pediatric [units] people use colorful artwork
in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, New
says Rhonda Smith, who recently
York City and overseas. “It is critical
school’s art department for nearly fifty
chaired the university’s Department
for developing artists to see as much
years, according to Dow Benedict, dean
of Contemporary Art and Theater. The
original work as possible to develop
and community members alike, form the core of the
of the university’s College of Arts and
Phaze 2 Gallery came into existence
as large of a visual vocabulary as
gallery’s mission, according to Phaze 2 Gallery director
Humanities and one of the founders of the
when the second portion of the Center
possible,” Benedict writes.
Evan Boggess.
first gallery, established shortly after he
for Contemporary Arts (known as
arrived as an artist and instructor in 1971.
“Phase 2” with an “s”) opened in spring
have also “provide[d] the greater
“We created a gallery then in order
2013 and provided a portion of its space
community with access to artwork,”
to the gallery.
Benedict notes. “We take the
And art can have therapeutic power, Lopez adds, to help
you “feel comfort in the place you’re in.” Direct, personal discoveries such as these, for students
“Everything we do is with teaching in mind,” Boggess says. “If I can’t find any teachable moments in the
An art gallery has been a part of the
At the same time, the galleries
exhibition, I’ll pass. I like for there to be something about
to both demonstrate the high quality of
the work that applies to some aspect of our program or
the work by students and faculty and to
provides a really interesting contrast or counterpoint.”
bring the work of professional artists to
each manifestation of the gallery
our community to be as important as
the campus,” writes Benedict.
has brought work of professional
the education of our students.”
That is a broad undertaking for a small gallery that sometimes escapes the public’s notice, but the scope of
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roots and relocations
when it moved to Frank Center,
to make people feel better,” Myers says.
This gallery was originally housed
As the university’s on-site art space,
artists to campus, supplementing the
education and creative development of
But these core missions will change
this mission will remain the same as the university gallery’s
with the art department at Knutti Hall
exposure to art that students would
soon for Phaze 2 Gallery as the university
exhibits and roles evolve with the next expansion.
and then followed the department
receive from field trips to galleries
begins its latest expansion.
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beyond “place holder” Phaze 2, smaller than previous campus galleries, was always intended as a “placeholder until we are able
DIRECTOR AS ARTIST
to build the final section of the art center,” Benedict explains. When the center opens, it is expected to house larger galleries capable of hosting multiple exhibits and allowing for new approaches. “One of the galleries will then become a studentoperated space with the goal of providing our students with yet another opportunity to gain experience in the professional world of art,” Benedict says.
Phaze 2 Gallery Director Evan Boggess is himself a painter by way of figure drawing and an early appetite for comic book images. “I got what I needed out of comic
But without a date set for the art center’s opening,
books, and then I was hungry for
Phaze 2 continues operating as the university’s public
more elevated levels of figurative
art gallery with the joint mission of education and experimental art exhibitions. “My priority is to bring in contemporary, challenging art,” Boggess says. “We have the luxury of being able to bring in work that is more in dialogue with the art world.” To realize these goals in a small space, Boggess looks
depictions,” Boggess explains. During his early years as an artist, Boggess was a self-described “classical figure compositionist” who underwent a transformation while attending grad
to bring in four solo shows each year by artists who
school at the LeRoy E. Hoffberger
are working across different mediums—for example,
School of Painting in the Maryland
painters who also produce sculpture and who can talk
Institute College of Art.
with students about traditional painting as well as a diversity of media in their works. “For the most part, I like to bring in single artists and just turn them loose in the space,” he says. That range of creative freedom—both as
“They had a way of sort of figuring out what you’re good at and flipping that on its head,” Boggess says. At the end of his program, Boggess
demonstrated by the artist and as given to the artist
abandoned, at least for a time, the
in setting up an exhibit—is something Boggess has
type of representational painting at
championed since becoming director more than three
which he had excelled and became a
years ago and introducing the exhibit “King’s Highway” by Ryan Ward. For that installation, Ward built a twostory house-like structure against the gallery’s back wall where actors would gather to perform dialogue. Boggess says Ward’s exhibit was a wonderful example of how one theme could encompass multiple aspects of an artist’s talent and ability to engage viewers. “I brought him in because I wanted students to see how research and ambition and curiosity get all balled up into the same thing—and how when certain artists lock into something, it spirals out of control,” he says.
“nonrepresentational abstractionist.” He says that transition was “equal parts liberating and terrifying,” as he shifted to creating large, deconstructivist panels and other experimental art. In retrospect, it was a background ideal for the mix of classical art education and risk-taking, experimental art at the core of Phaze 2’s showings.
“That’s really a good moment.”
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A PHAZE 2 EXHIBITION
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Jeff Bowers
COMBINING HISTORY AND NATURAL BEAUTY, HARPERS FERRY CELEBRATES
75 YEARS
pproximately 15 years ago, Jeff Bowers gave a vivid talk
subsequent national and local events. Those connections include
about what it might have
the pioneering manufacturing of
felt like to be caught in a
interchangeable parts at the city’s
Civil War artillery bombardment. It was
federal armories that began opening in
a talk he has given numerous times over
1800. With these methods and a ready
his nearly three decades as a guide at
supply of material delivered via a wagon
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park,
system and canals, one of which ran
but that day in his audience there was
near Potomac Street, the armory could
a skateboard-toting tween who would
manufacture and build up its store
return to Harpers Ferry over a decade
of ammunition. In fact, some 100,000
later and recognize his old tour guide.
firearms were stored in the federal
That young man approached Bowers,
armory when John Brown and his 18
thanked him for the presentation he gave
abolitionist companions raided the town
long ago and told him that it was partly
in 1859.
responsible for his choosing to become a high school history teacher. “You know, that made me feel pretty
Those national and local historical connections also include the founding of the historic Storer College. The
good,” says the 51-year old Bowers. “It
college opened in 1865 to train African-
also made me feel pretty old.”
American teachers and went on to host
A point of so much pivotal American
a significant 1906 meeting of the Niagara
history, from battles to industry to civil
Movement, a forerunner of the NAACP.
rights, Harpers Ferry has turned an
Though the college closed in 1955, several
untold number of its 315,000 annual
of its buildings remain on the grounds of
visitors into history buffs. To help
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park and
celebrate the 75th anniversary of its
are open to guests.
dedication, Harpers Ferry National
“I’ve actually had a few visitors
Historical Park is hosting a year of special
with tears coming out of their eyes
tours, talks and programs. Bowers, a
after walking through and feeling and
Jefferson County resident since 1985,
communing with the history here,”
says the anniversary celebrations
Bowers says. Those emotions are
present opportunities for even longtime
particularly strong around Lockwood
local residents to learn more about the
House, a portion of the college that was
important history and how it connects to
constructed as a large 19th-century home
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The exterior of the Lockwood House, a historic building that was used during the Civil War for various purposes, including a hospital, and went on to become part of Storer College.
AS A NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
TOP LEFT: An aerial view of Harpers Ferry, including portions of the National Historical Park (courtesy NPS) TOP CENTER: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park covers more than 3,500 acres. TOP RIGHT: St. Peter’s Church stands on the park grounds (courtesy NPS)
and then served as a hospital, a headquarters and a prison during the Civil War. “Part of the house is restored, and so it allows people to imagine what life would have been like there.” Of course, most visitors first ask about Brown’s failed slavery insurrection, Bowers says. Stonewall Jackson’s famous two-day siege
HARPERS FERRY
75TH ANNIVERSARY C E L E B R AT I O N S
of the town in 1862—when the Confederates captured some 12,419 Union soldiers—is another frequent topic. Visits to the town by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson in the 1780s also frequently draw curious questions, too. Bowers says the park’s guides offer comprehensive tours that tie all of
Special events will run throughout 2019,
the pieces of history together. Other tours are more narrowly focused and
with the official celebration the weekend
explain particular periods or events. “We have one called Harpers Ferry’s
of June 28–30 to commemorate President
Place in History, and that’s got a little bit about everything, and people
Franklin Roosevelt’s dedication of the park
seem to like that one,” he says. The park draws visitors from around the world. Bowers has met international visitors from as far away as New Zealand and U.S. citizens/ nationals from as far away as American Samoa. But Bowers also delights
as a national monument June 30, 1944. The monthly speakers series runs through November. Youth programs are also available.
in hosting local residents and strongly encourages them to take advantage
Check out the park’s official anniversary
of this year’s park anniversary to rediscover the town’s rich history or the
website at go.nps.gov/HarpersFerry75 for a
natural beauty throughout the park.
rundown of the year’s activities. The schedule
“The local people are always the hardest to impress because they walk by and they know about John Brown and all that,” he says. “But there are so many facets of history here, and, if you live nearby, you
will be regularly updated.
I have actually had a few visitors with tears coming out of their eyes after walking through and feeling and communing with the history here. — Jeff Bowers
can keep coming back to learn more—and a lot of people do.”
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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park spans 3,500 acres of beautiful scenery across Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, so its hiking trails attract tourists and local residents alike. The Appalachian Trail runs through town, which also features several walking tours. The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal is flat and easy to stroll along the Potomac. Some trails are rugged and can take two or three hours to complete. Paths leading up to Maryland Heights and Loudoun Heights are popular because they overlook the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.
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President Lincoln attempted the walk but didn’t make it to the top, says Harpers Ferry guide Jeff Bowers, who
One way to appreciate the beauty and
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learn about the history of Harpers Ferry
the park from Japan.
National Historical Park is to become a volunteer. The park’s programs include opportunities for youth summer internships, group service projects, park watch
Photograph courtesy NPS
patrols and more. For more information
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JEFFERSON? At Jefferson Magazine, we love to feature memorable quotes and apt phrases. That’s something we share in common with Jeffersons throughout history. Below is a list of famous Jefferson namesakes and phrases—can you match the correct phrase with the correct Jefferson?
Jeffersons
#3
#1
#2
“I’m not looking
“If God didn’t want
for absolution …
“[Music] is the favorite
people to move,
I’m here to help.”
passion of my soul, &
He wouldn’t have
fortune has cast my lot in
made moving vans.”
Which Jefferson said it?
a country where it is in a state of
Which Jefferson said it?
deplorable barbarism.
#6
Which Jefferson said it?
In order of illustrations from left to right. See the answers on page 5.
Blind Lemon Jefferson, Father of the Texas blues B • George Jefferson, business mogul C • Jefferson de Oliveira Gelvao, Brazilian soccer hero D • Thomas Jefferson, U.S. president and wise redhead E • Jefferson Pierce, “Black Lightning”, educator, superhero and U.S. president F • Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson, quick-learning librarian and loyal friend
“To represent
A•
your country …
#4 #5
is a dream.” Which Jefferson said it?
“You may drink your moonshine but, baby,
“Our fight is with the
your heart ain’t free.”
system that don’t give a
Which Jefferson said it?
damn about poor people, and brown people and poor brown people.” Which Jefferson said it?
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