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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 failed abolitionist uprising. It c…
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 failed abolitionist uprising. It contains the most visited historic site in the state of West Virginia, John Brown's Fort.
  • Location: Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia
  • Established: June 30, 1944
  • Area: 3,660.73 acres (14.8144 km²)
  • Visitors: 407,008 (in 2022)
  • Governing body: National Park Service
  • Boundary increase: May 10, 2016
  • NRHP reference No.: 66000041 (original) · 16000238 (increase)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org