A new National Park Service report shows that 427,317 visitors to Harpers Ferry NHP in 2023 spent $23.8 million in ...

It stretches across West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland, and visitors can do a deep dive into many facets of American history and discover gorgeous hiking trails on the Blue Ridge, too. Blogger Past ...

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 ...

We love this charming riverfront town. At the precipice of the 4.5-mile Maryland Heights Overlook Trail, the small town of ...

And the trail goes through the Civil War historic site of Harpers Ferry where John Brown led an abolitionist raid. The town is one of the safest vacation spots in the country. It’s also where ...

It will cost you more to hitch a ride on an NYC Ferry starting on Monday. The price for a single ferry trip has gone up from ...

Commuters were met with a higher price this morning to travel on the NYC Ferry. Ticket kiosks were already updated Monday to ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Funeral arrangements are set for a Jefferson County woman killed in the recent storms spawned by Tropical Storm Debby in West Virginia. Stephanie Wishmyer, , 36 ...

Harpers Ferry is also known as the psychological midpoint of the 2,178-mile Appalachian National Scenic Trail and, as such, attracts thru-hikers to the historic Lower Town's restaurants and nearby ...

August 2024 Any seasoned hiker will tell you that good hiking socks are essential on the trail. The best hiking socks help regulate foot temperature by using merino wool or synthetic fibers (or a ...

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 ...

He rented a farm in Maryland, across the Potomac River from Harpers Ferry. Here he assembled his arms and waited for his "army" to arrive. The delay had an adverse effect on Brown's plan.