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. [Learn more about these notable people]. 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]. Let these pages help you learn more about Harpers Ferry. Find out why Thomas Jefferson wrote: "The passage of the Patowmac through the Blue Ridge is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in Nature." [Read Jefferson's entire description]. |
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Meriwether Lewis at Harpers Ferry |
John Brown's Fort |
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HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK P.O. Box 65 | Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425 | (304) 535-6298 E-mail: Marsha Wassel New Harpers Ferry Home Page Top of Page Parknet | Department of the Interior | FOIA | Privacy Notice | Disclaimer and Ownership | FirstGov Last Updated: Wednesday, 12-Jul-2006 11:54:49 Eastern Daylight Time Online since July 27, 1995 http://www.nps.gov /archive/hafe/home.htm Author: David T. Gilbert |
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