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2. Harpers Ferry Historic District - Wikipedia

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   October 15, 1979 [1] The Harpers Ferry Historic District comprises about one hundred historic structures in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The historic district includes the portions of the central town not included in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, including large numbers of early 19th-century houses built by the United States ...

3. National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson ...

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   There are 86 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, 2 of which are National Historic Landmarks. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 11, 2024.[2] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Contents: Counties in West Virginia.

4. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, in the lower Shenandoah Valley.The town's population was 269 at the 2020 United States census.Situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, where Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia meet, it is the easternmost town in West Virginia as well as its lowest point above sea level.

5. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park - Wikipedia

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   May 10, 2016. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, originally Harpers Ferry National Monument, is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park includes the historic center of Harpers Ferry, notable as a key 19th-century industrial area and as the scene of John Brown's ...

6. John Brown's Fort - Wikipedia

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   John Brown's Fort was initially built in 1848 for use as a guard and fire engine house by the federal Harpers Ferry Armory, in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (since 1863, West Virginia). An 1848 military report described the building as "An engine and guard-house 35 1/2 x 24 feet, one story brick, covered with slate, and having copper gutters and down ...

7. Eastern panhandle of West Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Harpers Ferry is the easternmost town in West Virginia. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, now CSX, runs through the panhandle. Until 1861 Harpers Ferry was the site of a U.S. armory (weapons factory), briefly captured by John Brown during his famous raid. The strategic nature of the area influenced its inclusion in West Virginia by the Union ...