News Release

Meet the park archeologist at Harpers Ferry

Date: October 10, 2017
Contact: Dennis Frye, 304-535-6224
Contact: Autumn Cook, 304-702-5684

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Celebrate Archeology Month at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park on Monday, October 23, 2017.  Learn about a day in the life of a National Park Service archeologist during the Meet Your Park Archeologist program. The results of numerous archeological excavations will be discussed and participants are encouraged to interact and ask questions.

This 60-minute program begins at 2 p.m. in the Allies for Freedom Room on the second floor of the John Brown Museum in Lower Town, Harpers Ferry. To access this location, visitors should go to the park’s visitor center at 171 Shoreline Drive, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425. Shuttle buses will be available to transport visitors from the visitor center to Lower Town throughout the day.  
 
For additional information, please call Darlene Hassler at [phone].
 

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