What Is Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)? Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) offers a method of moving money from one account to another for a variety of purposes without using any physical paper money, coins, or checks. Most electronic funds transfers require some form of identification for security purposes.
In 1761 Harper established a ferry across the Potomac River, making the town a starting point for settlers moving into the Shenandoah Valley and further west. In 1763 the Virginia General Assembly established the town of Shenandoah Falls at Mr. Harper's Ferry. On 25 October 1783, Thomas Jefferson visited Harpers Ferry.
In 1796 the federal government purchased a parcel of land from the heirs of Robert Harper, and three years later, construction began on the US Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Between 1801 and 1861, when it was destroyed to prevent capture during the Civil War, the armory produced more than 600,000 muskets, rifles and pistols.