Brown gathered his men together and set out for Harpers Ferry. At first the raid went like clockwork. They cut telegraph wires, then easily captured the federal armory and arsenal, which was being ...

Col. ASHBY, with 200 of his troop, came down into Harper's Ferry a day or two since, and tried to induce the few "Armory hands" left to go to Richmond to work. These Armory hands have been treated ...

Read more: The 100 Most Popular American Tourist Destinations Start your trip to Harpers Ferry in the Lower Town. Here, you can discover more about the abolitionist John Brown, who led the famous raid ...

These firearms were manufactured by Springfield Armory and Harpers Ferry Armory. These were copies of the French Charleville muskets, and they were primarily used by U.S. forces. During the late 18th ...

A new National Park Service report shows that 427,317 visitors to Harpers Ferry NHP in 2023 spent $23.8 million in ...

John Brown hoped to end slavery when he raided a federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859. His plan failed, but he still changed the course of history. “You can weigh John Brown’s body well enough, but ...

Virginia seized the equipment used for making Model 1855 Rifle Muskets at Harpers Ferry when she seceded from the Union in 1861. The machinery was moved to Richmond where this rifle musket was made.

The reverse (tails) design showcases John Brown's Fort, central to Brown's raid on the Harpers Ferry Armory before the Civil War. Inscriptions include “HARPERS FERRY,” “WEST VIRGINIA,” “2016,” and “E ...

Harpers Ferry, trapped on the border between North and South ... Soon, I’m following the Potomac home again—back to the city named for the president who wanted an armory built on the river. Perhaps at ...

Harpers Ferry encompasses two separate but impossibly ... Near the rivers sits the original armory guard house where in 1859, ...

Brown gathered his men together and set out for Harpers Ferry. At first the raid went like clockwork. They cut telegraph wires, then easily captured the federal armory and arsenal, which was being ...