• Interior of the John Brown Fort

    Harpers Ferry

    National Historical Park WV,VA,MD

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  • Temporary Suspension of Reference Collection Research

    Due to preservation and maintenance work scheduled for the park archives and research room/library space, new public research requests will not be filled from June 1st to at least September 30th, 2013.

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2013 Press Releases

The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of West Virginia - June 22
Women's History Month Program presents Necessity the Mother of Invention - March 23 & 24

"Knitting A La Mode" - 19th Century Techniques for 21st Century Knitters workshop - March 23 & 24
Industrial History: As American As Apple Pie - March 9

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Did You Know?

Robert Harper was granted an exclusive ferry concession in 1861.

Robert Harper operated a ferry across the Potomac River in 1747. His heirs, the Wagers, maintained the operation until 1824 when a bridge was built across the Potomac.