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 ...

Over a month after he was terminated for federal cuts, Brian Gibbs has been reinstated as a National Park Ranger at Effigy ...

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

Roughly 20 minutes south of West Virginia's oldest town, travelers can discover natural beauty and unforgettable stories at one of the most important towns in American history, Harpers Ferry.

HARPERS FERRY, Iowa (KCCI) – Nearly 1,000 National Parks employees were abruptly fired last week. The cuts are part of the Trump administration’s efforts to curb federal spending. Brian Gibbs is one ...

“He just had this way of getting you to look at things,” said Mary Yakush, a writer and editor at the National Park Service’s Harpers Ferry Center for Media Services in West Virginia. Hoping to draw ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...