The "Civil War Showcase" in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia ... including a gift shop and a detailed historical map. The showcase features original Civil War artifacts, a theater screening related ...

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.

The West Virginia park is a wonderland for nature and history lovers, boasting more than 200 historic structures.

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 ...

PD 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 ...