John Brown, seen here c. 1856, led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry that propelled the nation closer to civil war. Newscom John Brown and many of his followers waited in a fire engine ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va.— Almost a 165 years ago, Abolitionist Leader John Brown raided the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry to make a stand against slavery and the “Voices of Harpers Ferry ...

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park ... it was the site of abolitionist John Brown’s 1859 raid on the federal arsenal to initiate a revolt against slavery and where 13,000 Union troops ...

Harpers Ferry is rich in history ... people in Harpers Ferry by raiding a federal armory. You can visit the arsenal ruins ...

Emergency personnel received a call at about 3:45 p.m. Monday about a fire on a train trestle over the Potomac River between Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and Sandy Hook, Maryland. It wasn't ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — The National Park Service is set to demolish five deteriorating structures at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, starting Jan. 21. The Henkle Farm House buildings ...

The town's legacy encompasses everything from the days of Algonquian and Shawnee people fishing nearby to abolitionist John Brown's 1859 National Armory and Arsenal ... of Harpers Ferry is the ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — The bridge that carries CSX trains between West Virginia and Maryland caught on fire Monday and sustained heavy damage. The Harpers Ferry Bridge, which is located in ...

Railroad lines reopened Tuesday morning after a fire damaged a railroad bridge crossing the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry on Monday afternoon. The Washington County Division of Emergency Services ...

Firefighters from several jurisdictions were battling a fire on the CSX bridge at Harpers Ferry Monday afternoon. Dark smoke from the fire was visible for miles. Firefighters from Washington and ...