Harpers Ferry National Historical Park hosts a May 23 event exploring weapons and military technology produced at the ...

The program, “Defend and Protect: Arming the American Soldier,” is scheduled for Saturday, May 23, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va.— Almost a 165 years ago, Abolitionist Leader John Brown raided the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry to make a stand against slavery and the “Voices of Harpers Ferry: Generations ...

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is set to host a series of events in 2026 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence. According to a community announcement, the events will ...

Harper's Weekly Illustration of U.S. Marines attacking the firehouse which John Brown used as a fort during his raid on Harper's Ferry. PD By the summer of 1859, Brown had finalized his plans. His ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On this date in 1859, John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, WV, began. It ended up being a failed attempt by abolitionists to start a nationwide slave uprising by seizing the ...

Purpose of this report -- Scope of work and methodology -- Site boundaries -- Terminology -- Summary of findings -- Location map -- Site hsitory -- Pre-history to 1798 -- Development of Armory ...

Regional interests and military needs : founding the "mother arsenal," 1794-1801 -- The craft origins of production, 1798-1816 -- Production, labor, and management, 1801-1816 -- Early manufacturing ...