Sir Johns Run is an
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stream of the
Potomac River
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in
Morgan County,
West Virginia
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. For most of its course, Sir Johns Run is a shallow non-navigable stream. It rises on the eastern flanks of
Cacapon Mountain
Cacapon Mountain ( ) runs northwest through Morgan and Hampshire counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, rising to its greatest elevation of above sea-level at High Point. Cacapon Mountain is a folded mountain ridge, belonging to the Ap ...
and from its source, flows north with Cacapon Mountain to its west and Warm Spring Ridge to its east. During its flow northward through the valley, Sir Johns Run is joined by a number of smaller spring-fed streams. Sir Johns Run empties into the Potomac River at the small community of the same name,
Sir Johns Run. The stream takes its name from Sir John St. Clair, a deputy quartermaster present during General
Edward Braddock
Major-General Edward Braddock (January 1695 – 13 July 1755) was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the start of the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the North American front of what is known in Europe ...
's
expedition through the area during the
French and Indian War
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.
Steamboat inventor
James Rumsey operated a
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on Sir Johns Run in the late 18th century. Rumsey and his brother-in-law, Joseph Barnes, tested a steamboat at the mouth of the stream.
See also
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List of West Virginia rivers
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References
External links
Sir John's Run on the Washington Heritage Trail
Rivers of Morgan County, West Virginia
Rivers of West Virginia
Tributaries of the Potomac River
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