As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical ... Rivers not only set the stage for such historic events but also makes the park a haven for rare native ...

It starts at Lockwood House, which overlooks what was Harper Cemetery. Originally built in 1848 as housing for the armory ...

Last April we had the visit of a lifetime to Gettysburg National Historical Park, where we hired a historian through ... As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of ...

Hiking along the banks of the beautiful Shenandoah River or walking the streets of a historic district that has been restored ...

Brown was hung on December 2, 1859, for murder and treason. Catherine Baldau, executive director of the Harpers Ferry Park Association, told MetroNews’ Hoppy Kercheval on “Talkline” that the ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Nestled along two converging rivers, with the Blue Ridge Mountains’ precipitous cliffs offering a backdrop, Harpers Ferry has long been praised for its rugged natural ...

PD By the summer of 1859, Brown had finalized his plans. His target was the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia — a town surrounded by mountains, tucked at the bottom of a ravine created ...