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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.
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 ...
February 14, 1978. The B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing is a 15-acre (6.1 ha) historic site where a set of railroad bridges, originally built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, span the Potomac River between Sandy Hook, Maryland and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 14 ...
Harpers Ferry Historic District. Coordinates: 39°19′35″N 77°44′29″W. Map of Harper's Ferry in 1859, the year of John Brown's raid. "W&PRR" is the Winchester and Potomac Railroad, which ran beside the Shenandoah. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, which ran and still runs along the Potomac, is shown but not labeled.
Harpers Ferry, WV. / 39.32444°N 77.73111°W / 39.32444; -77.73111. Harpers Ferry station is a historic railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is currently served by Amtrak 's Capitol Limited as well as MARC commuter service. Built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the station is part of the Harpers Ferry Historic District .
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 August 9, 2024.[ 2] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Contents: Counties in West Virginia. Barbour - Berkeley - Boone - Braxton ...
Designated CP. October 15, 1966. Jefferson Rock is a rock formation on the Appalachian Trail in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It consists of several large masses of Harpers shale, [3] piled one upon the other, that overlook the Shenandoah River just prior to its confluence with the Potomac River.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Coordinates. 39°19′22″N 77°43′53″W / 39.32273°N 77.73130°W / 39.32273; -77.73130. Built. 1833. Architect. The architect of the major change to the church in 1896 was Thomas J. Collins, best known for his major work in the town of Staunton, VA. Architectural style. Late Gothic Revival.