• At the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, on the ancestral home of the Tuscarora and Shawnee people, lies Harpers Ferry.
  • Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, originally Harpers Ferry National Monument, is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers...
  • Harpers Ferry played such a key role in several historical contexts--Civil War (Gen.
  • Authorized as a national monument in 1944 and a historical park in 1963, it covers about 3.5 square miles (9 square km).
  • Harpers Ferry witnessed the first successful application of interchangeable manufacture, the arrival of the first successful American railroad, John Brown's attack on...
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  • The park entrance is 8 miles east of Charles Town, WV and 20 miles southwest of Frederick, MD.
  • Not since the 1950s has a peregrine falcon chick hatched in a nest at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia.
  • Calling the state's Eastern Panhandle home, the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is a must-visit among history-lovers and adventurers alike.
  • As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical events.