As you make your way across West Virginia, the many waterfalls are also a nice excuse to explore local towns, such as Fayetteville, Harpers Ferry, and Morgantown. Each has a smattering of pubs and ...

He rented a farm in Maryland, across the Potomac River from Harpers Ferry. Here he assembled ... was taken to Charlestown, Virginia (now Charles Town, West Virginia), along with the other captives.

The entire state of West Virginia deserves to be in people ... People often come to Harpers Ferry for its history—it was a key location during the Civil War and a favorite spot of Thomas ...

The ranking found that the most picturesque place in West Virginia, by far, is Harpers Ferry National Historic Park. The #1 place is unsurprising; Harpers Ferry appeals to almost everyone, ...

As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical ... things have been looking up. Read more about West Virginia Voters Support their National Parks Report West ...

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 ...