HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — In the 1790s, President George Washington wanted the country to make its own weapons for the army, according to a Harpers Ferry National Historical Park ranger who spoke at “To ...

When we hear mention of Harpers Ferry, John Brown’s raid to create a slave rebellion typically comes to mind. But Harpers ...

Harpers Ferry has national significance primarily because of John Brown’s 1859 raid on its federal armory, first and only move in his unsuccessful attempt to start a slave rebellion in the South. The ...

HARPERS FERRY, WV (WUSA9) -- Old Town Harpers Ferry residents credit local volunteers and firefighters for saving the national park from an early morning fire. While the historic area was untouched, ...

John King is alive and well and living comfortably in the 19th Century in West Virginia. A Worcester native, King, 66, is a supervisory park ranger at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. He's also ...

HARPER’S FERRY, W. Va. (WCSC) - The raid on Harpers Ferry, an attempt to ignite a slave rebellion that would have a heavy hand in launching the Civil War kicked off 166 years ago. Abolitionist John ...

User-Created Clip by CSPANCLASSROOM April 7, 2016 2016-02-13T18:24:58-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/99b/20160213182901003_hd.jpgAuthor and Historian Dennis ...

After more than a decade of silence, the John Brown Bell may be poised to make some noise. The bell, which sits atop a tower on Union Common at Main Street and Rte. 85, has long been the center of a ...

The town is called Harpers Ferry, but when Pennsylvania-born Robert Harper (1734-1761) operated a ferry across the Potomac River in the 18th century, the settlement was known as “Shenandoah Falls at ...

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