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Wilson County News Editor Nannette Kilbey-Smith takes in the latest news during a visit in late May to Harpers Ferry, W. Va. While in the area, she attended Sunday services at the historic Chapel of St. Peter, established in 1828. The church survived the Civil War — in fact, it stayed open throughout the conflict, which began with a raid by John Brown on the nearby federal arsenal. St. Peter’s parish priest, Father Michael Costello, was also a doctor, and ministered to the needs of both North and South, and enslaved and free persons. The chapel is now part of...

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