[Kalon] I'm not sure why Harper's Ferry interested me. While not insignificant in the scheme of the Civil War, the battles fought here were not particularly momentous. I think it was fascination with the earlier history of John Brown's insurrection in 1859 where he and a small group of followers seized the Federal Armory with plans to arm the slaves, which plan scarcely got off the ground before the insurrectionists were killed or captured. Still the action caught the imagination of both the North and the South and was part of the context for the Civil War that followed.
Karen and I took a shuttle bus from the Visitor Center (on the hillside above the town) to the historic village at the confluence of the Potomac and the Shenandoah, and wandered around there.
The main street of historic Harper's Ferry.
John Brown's Fort
Harper's Ferry was a Federal armory and a small industrial center based largely on the water power from the two rivers.
From the point of Harper's Ferry looking down the Potomac.
After looking around and visiting some of the historic buildings, I hiked back up to the :Visitor Center and we left Harper's Ferry for Gettysburg.
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