Editing Shepherdstown, West Virginia (section)

===20th century to present===
[[File:McMurran Hall WV2.jpg|thumb|McMurran Hall, [[Shepherd University]]]]
The [[Shepherdstown Historic District]] was established and added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1973, with a boundary expansion to include the entire town in 1987. [[Potomac Mills (Shepherdstown, West Virginia)|Potomac Mills]] located nearby in Washington County, Maryland, was added in 2014.<ref name=NPS>{{cite web |title=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/03/14 Through 2/07/14 |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20140214.htm |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=February 27, 2014}}</ref>

On January 3, 2000, Shepherdstown was the site of the Peace Talks between [[Israel]] and [[Syria]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://telaviv.usembassy.gov/publish/peace/archives/2000/january/me0103c.html |title=Israel and Syria Open Peace Talks in Shepherdstown, West Virginia |first=William B. |last=Reinckens |date=January 3, 2000 |work=Washington File |publisher=[[United States Department of State]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041107131643/http://telaviv.usembassy.gov/publish/peace/archives/2000/january/me0103c.html |archive-date=November 7, 2004 |access-date=April 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kilian|first=Michael|title=MOMENTOUS TALKS IN A QUIET TOWN|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-01-03-0001030081-story.html|access-date=March 26, 2021|website=chicagotribune.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2012, the town celebrated its 250th anniversary. Billed as the most haunted town in America, Shepherdstown is known as much for its ghostly residents as it is for the local arts scene, university, and historic attractions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.discovery.com/us/da/press-releases/2016/destination-america-steps-darkest-town-americ-3848/|website=Discovery Press Web|access-date=May 27, 2016|title=DESTINATION AMERICA STEPS INTO THE DARKEST TOWN IN AMERICA IN THE ALL-NEW SERIES GHOSTS OF SHEPHERDSTOWN : Discovery Press Web}}</ref> On June 12, 2016, [[Destination America]]’s premiered the paranormal show ''Ghosts of Shepherdstown'', starring [[Nick Groff]], [[Elizabeth Saint]], and Bill Hartley.