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 ...

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, located on 3,682 acres ... some of the archaeology found here, and the museum on John Brown and his raid, along with his family Bible, rifle, and part ...

Start with a quick visit to the Harpers Ferry Historical Museum, a small building that introduces visitors to the town's ...

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 ...