Harpers Ferry Historic District
Harpers Ferry Historic District, Historic district in Harpers Ferry, United States.
The district encompasses numerous 19th-century buildings at the junction of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
In 1859, the district gained national significance when abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the federal armory, marking a crucial event before the Civil War.
The district includes the former Storer College campus, established in 1868 as one of the first institutions in the United States to educate freed slaves.
The National Park Service operates shuttle buses from the visitor center to Lower Town, where interpretive exhibits and restored buildings showcase local heritage.
Jefferson Rock within the district features natural limestone formations where Thomas Jefferson declared the view worth crossing the Atlantic Ocean to experience.
Location: Harpers Ferry
GPS coordinates: 39.32640,-77.74140
Latest update: March 7, 2025 17:56
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
1.1 km
Virginius Island, West Virginia
577 m
Lee-Longsworth House
482 m
1862 Battle of Harpers Ferry Museum
998 m
A Place in Time Museum
1 km
John Brown's Fort (Armory Firehouse)
1.1 km
Harper House
977 m
Restoration Museum
1 km
Industry Museum
998 m
Lower Town Information Center
1 km
Wetlands Museum
1 km
Meriwether Lewis at Harpers Ferry
999 m
John Brown Museum
1 km
Winchester and Potomac Railroad Trestle
905 m
Harpers Ferry Town Hall
299 m
John Brown Wax Museum
921 m
Cook Hall
330 m
Armorer's Dwelling House
811 m
Curtis Freewill Baptist Church
142 m
John G. Wilson Building Privy
974 m
Samuel Annin House
1 km
Gerard B. Wager Building
1 km
Roeder House
988 m
John G. Wilson Building
984 m
William Anderson House
1 km
Anthony Hall
265 m
Masonic Hall
993 m
Morrell House
405 mReviews
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