His target was the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia — a town surrounded ... They cut telegraph wires, then easily captured the federal armory and arsenal, which was being defended ...

Roughly 20 minutes south of West Virginia's oldest town ... John Brown's 1859 National Armory and Arsenal raid and beyond. Today, the town of Harpers Ferry is the heart of Harpers Ferry National ...

At the precipice of the 4.5-mile Maryland Heights Overlook Trail, the small town of Harpers ... of West Virginia’s first Black college, the town was built on the backbone of the federal armory ...

In 1847, Yankee Sullivan, then the pretender to the American Heavyweight Champion's Belt, and Bob Caunt, of London, England, went seven rounds at an outdoor site on the Potomac River near the mouth of ...

The Great Bungee Company will launch a state-of-the-art cantilevered jumping platform in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, next spring. Thrill seekers will be able to jump from a platform more than ...

His target was the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia — a town surrounded ... They cut telegraph wires, then easily captured the federal armory and arsenal, which was being defended ...

As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical ... things have been looking up. Read more about West Virginia Voters Support their National Parks Report West ...