Roughly 20 minutes south of West Virginia's oldest town, travelers can discover natural beauty and unforgettable stories at ...

Spanning New York to Virginia ... African-American history abounds with important markers of freedom in the wake of the Civil War. From Harpers Ferry and Bolivar to Shepherdstown and Charles ...

The small town of Harpers Ferry is a beautiful destination located within the lower Shenandoah Valley of West Virginia. If you’re a US history buff, you’ll love the historic buildings and ...

As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical ... Read more about New Poll Finds National Parks Are Unifying, Bipartisan Issue in West Virginia Press ...

Library of Congress Harpers Ferry, Virginia, lay sleeping on the night ... remains one of the most emotive touchstones of our racial history, lionized by some Americans and loathed by others ...

His target was the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia — a town surrounded ... "I believe he would’ve been noted in history, but only with a few sentences. Maybe even only a footnote.