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Harpers Ferry NHP Home Page
The story of Harpers Ferry is more than one event, one date, or one individual. It involves a diverse number of people and events that influenced the course of our nation's history. Harpers Ferry witnessed the first successful application of interchangeable manufacture, the arrival of the first successful American railroad, John Brown's attack on slavery, the largest surrender of Federal troops during the Civil War, and the education of former slaves in one of the earliest integrated schools in the United States. [ Learn more about Harpers Ferry history ]. ... [Read More]
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (National Park Service)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in the states of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, John Brown, "Stonewall" Jackson, and Frederick Douglass are just a few of the prominent individuals who left their mark on this place. ... The story of Harpers Ferry is more than one event, one date, or one individual. It involves a diverse number of people and events that influenced the course of our nation's history. Harpers Ferry witnessed the first successful application of interchangeable manufacture, the arrival of the first successful American railroad, John Brown's attack on slavery, the largest surrender of Federal troops during the Civil War, and the education of former slaves in one of the earliest integrated schools in the United States. ... [Read More]
Meriwether Lewis at Harpers Ferry: Travel Route
The defeat of Gen. Braddock and retreat of the British expeditionary force from western Pennsylvania threw the western Virginia frontier into turmoil. On August 14, 1755, Virginia governor Robert Dinwiddie appointed George Washington Colonel of the Virginia Regiment and Commander in Chief of the Virginia forces. Washington made Winchester. Va. his headquarters, and the roads and trails west of Winchester became essential conduits for moving men, supplies, and couriers to and from the western Virginia frontier. ... [Read More]
West Virginia Admitted as the 35th State in the Union
Where the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers meet at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, 1912 ... CREDIT: "Harpers Ferry, West Virginia" Copyright 1912. Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991, Library of Congress. ... West Virginia Admitted as the 35th State in the Union ... [Read More]
Harpers Ferry NHP Online Image Collection
"Represents a pair of 36-inch Special New American Turbines discharging into an iron draft-chest. This engraving was taken from an outfit we furnished the Shenandoah Pulp Co., of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, to work under a 24-foot head." 1892 catalog. Year : 1892. Image Credit: Catalog image courtesy of Smithsonian Institution. ... This image is not part of the Harpers Ferry NHP photograph collections. It is included in this online archive for educational purposes only. In addition, this image may be protected by copyright or other use restrictions. ... [Read More]
Earth Day at Harper's Ferry
Second, as part of our celebration of the millennium inwhich we will both honor our past and imagine our future, we have toexpand our efforts to preserve our places richest in cultural andhistoric values -- sites that echo with America's most importantstories. That's what we see here in Harper's Ferry, the other partof Harper's Ferry -- the story of John Brown, the story of pre-CivilWar America. And we have just unveiled an initiative to preserve thehomes, the churches, the other sanctuaries all along the route of theUnderground Railroad, the route to freedom for Harriet Tubman andthousands of other fleeing slaves. (Applause.) It also includespart of the Appalachian Trail. ... [Read More]
Harpers Ferry NHP Stephen Oates on John Brown
Detailed account of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry ... T HE AUDIO AND VIDEO CLIPS BELOW COMPRISE AN INTERVIEW WITH D R. S TEPHEN B. O ATES conducted at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park on June 30, 1994, on the occasion of the park's 50th Anniversary. ... West Virginia State Archives database of John Brown related images and documents ... [Read More]
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
"The history of Harper’s Ferry has few parallels in the American drama. It is more that one event, one date, or one individual. It is multi-layered, involving a diverse number of people and events, decisions and actions that influenced the course of our nation’s history. Harpers Ferry witnessed the first successful application of interchangeable parts, the arrival of the first successful American railroad, John Brown’s attack on slavery, the largest surrender of Federal troops during the Civil War, and the education of former slaves in one of the earliest integrated schools in the United States." Harpers Ferry became part of the NPS in 1944. It encompasses an area of over 2,300 acres in Jefferson County, West Virginia; Washington County, Maryland; and Loudoun County, Virginia. The Park is approximately 65 miles northwest of Washington, DC, 20 miles southwest of Frederick, Maryland, and six miles northeast of Charles Town, West Virginia. The Park boundaries totally encompass the communi ... [Read More]
KidsCommonwealth: Fun And Games
Who led a raid on the United States Armory (Arsenal) at Harpers Ferry, Virginia during the Civil War era? ... L. Douglas Wilder, former governor of Virginia, was the second African American to be elected state governor of Virginia. ... The use of barter was uncommon in colonial Virginia. ... [Read More]
U.S. Congressman Gil Gutknecht, First District, Minnesota: Services: Visiting DC
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia ... State of West Virginia: Tourism Page | Official Page ... State of Virginia: Tourism Page | Official Page ... [Read More]
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