He rented a farm in Maryland, across the Potomac River from Harpers Ferry. Here he assembled ... was taken to Charlestown, Virginia (now Charles Town, West Virginia), along with the other captives.

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

abolitionist John Brown and his team launched a raid on a federal armory located in Harpers Ferry which was located in the state of Virginia during that time but is now the state West Virginia.

West Virginia takes center stage in the latest edition of the Call of Duty series, where players can fight for survival in a ...

Students watch an excerpt from the episode John Brown Pike, in which they learn about abolitionist John Brown and his 1859 attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. They then ...

Explore the stunning national parks of West Virginia. Immerse yourself in nature, hike scenic trails, and discover historical ...

ISBN: 1611215978 John Brown and the Coming of the Civil War John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry amplified North / South tensions ... rather than turning them over to Virginia? Virginia, of course, ...

Salem or Sleepy Hollow might come to mind as some of the best places to spend Halloween, but according to a recent survey, a ...

So many scholars could argue that what happened here in Harpers Ferry was really the start of the war.” And in light ... care provider in the State of West Virginia shall participate in the ...

Perhaps the most well-known destination in West Virginia, Harpers Ferry is more than a quaint 19th-century town. It's a National Historic Park with Civil War sites including battlefields, remnants of ...

As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical events. It was a point of supply for Meriwether Lewis’s Corps of Discovery, the site of John Brown’s ...