He rented a farm in Maryland, across the Potomac River from Harpers Ferry. Here he assembled his arms and waited for his "army" to arrive. The delay had an adverse effect on Brown's plan.

It starts at Lockwood House, which overlooks what was Harper Cemetery. Originally built in 1848 as housing for the armory ...

On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown and his team launched a raid on a federal armory located in Harpers Ferry which was located in the state of Virginia during that time but is now the ...

WATERBURY – A Florida-based health care real estate investment firm purchased a 4.5-acre property at 351 Harpers Ferry Road for $1.8 million with plans to build a $35 million inpatient ...

US Marine Corps Photo Amphibious warship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) and embarked elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) returned home on Wednesday, wrapping up a seven-month ...

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If you’re in town to visit the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park ... located in the lower Shenandoah Valley along the ...

From the town's 19th-century architecture and its place in history highlighted at the National Historical Park, the town also boasts river rafting and hiking trails in its adventure offerings. Visit ...

His target was the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia — a town surrounded ... Two had escaped across the river. Brown gathered those who were left in a small brick building, the engine ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Nestled along two converging rivers, with the Blue Ridge Mountains’ precipitous cliffs offering a backdrop, Harpers Ferry has long been praised for its rugged natural ...

As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical events. It was a point of supply for Meriwether Lewis’s Corps of Discovery, the site of John Brown’s ...