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 ...

We love this charming riverfront town. At the precipice of the 4.5-mile Maryland Heights Overlook Trail, the small town of Harpers Ferry appears as if from a 19th-century dream. One minute you ...

The Great Bungee Company will launch a state-of-the-art cantilevered jumping platform in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, next spring. Thrill seekers will be able to jump from a platform more than ...

If you take the full trail, you will cross two railroad trestle bridges. This hike goes from Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in Jefferson County, across the Shenandoah River, along the ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — The National Park Service is set to demolish five deteriorating structures at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, starting Jan. 21. The Henkle Farm House buildings ...

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 ...

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 ...