Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
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courtesy of the National Park Service |
Contact Information:
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
P.O. Box 65
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
304-535-6029
http://www.nps.gov/hafe/
Size: 2,501 acres.
Location: Harpers Ferry National Historic Park is located along US 340, 65 miles west of Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland. The site encompasses portions of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Description: Because of its strategic location at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, this town changed hands eight times during the Civil War. John Brown's raid took place here in 1859.
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Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
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Operating
Hours: Daily, summer: 8am to 6pm; daily, winter: 8am to 5pm; closed
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
History:
Authorized as a national monument on June 30, 1944; changed to national historical park on May 29, 1963.
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