The West Virginia park is a wonderland for nature and history lovers, boasting more than 200 historic structures.

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 ...

In fact, you might think that John Brown is the reason that Harpers Ferry is a National Historical Park (I did the first time ...

A botanist at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Moxley was among the more than 1,000 National Park Service employees terminated on Valentine’s Day by the Trump administration. She and other ...

HARPERS FERRY, Iowa (KCCI ... Brian Gibbs is one of the park rangers who lost his job at Effigy Mounds National Monument in northeast Iowa. He started his day on Friday, excited about the ...

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.