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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 by ...
John Brown’s Day of Reckoning The abolitionist’s bloody raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry 150 years ago set the stage for the Civil War ...
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: ...
The idyllic town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in the lower Shenandoah Valley has a lot to offer with its unparalleled history and breathtaking beauty. Located along the Appalachian Trail, there ...
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, located on ... 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 ...
Roughly 20 minutes south of West Virginia's oldest town, travelers can discover natural beauty and unforgettable stories at one of the most important towns in American history, Harpers Ferry. Its ...
John Brown and the Secret Six—the abolitionists who funded the raid on Harpers Ferry—confronted a question as old as America: When is violence justified?
A West Virginia native, Lopez would frequently visit nearby Harpers Ferry, a historic site in the U.S. Civil War and beyond, as a kid. When he returns now, for a video directed by his frequent ...
In a rare moment not seen in years, all the peregrine falcon chicks that hatched this spring have survived and taken flight from their parents’ nest at Harpers Ferry in West Virginia. Wildlife ...