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Attraction · Historic site
Antietam National Battlefield
Roughly 23,000 casualties in one September day, half an hour north of Harpers Ferry, and the same campaign that took this town.
Attraction · Museum
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Visitor Center
Where thru-hikers get photographed and numbered, in albums going back decades — and where the midpoint myth gets corrected.
Attraction · Neighborhood
Camp Hill
The terrace above the lower town: Storer College, the 1906 Niagara Movement meeting, and the view without the queue.
Page · Things to Do
Things to Do in Harpers Ferry
Everything worth doing in Harpers Ferry, ordered into one workable day: the lower town, the stone steps, Maryland Heights, the rivers and what to skip.
Page · History & the Civil War
History & the Civil War
John Brown's 1859 raid on the federal armoury, the 1862 surrender on Bolivar Heights and Storer College — the history of Harpers Ferry, and what survives.
Page · Attractions
Harpers Ferry Attractions
A gazetteer of Harpers Ferry attractions: the lower town, John Brown's Fort, Jefferson Rock, the three heights, Storer College and what lies beyond town.
Guide · Guide
A First-Timer's Guide to Harpers Ferry
A town of 269 people where two rivers and three states meet, and most of the streets are a national park. Three unrelated crowds arrive here every weekend. Work out which one you…
Guide · Guide
Harpers Ferry by Train from Washington DC, Without a Car
The platform is inside the national historical park. No lot, no shuttle, no hill. The catch is that the commuter timetable runs the wrong way for a day-tripper, and the…