HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK...

is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in the states of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, John Brown, "Stonewall" Jackson, and Frederick Douglass are just a few of the prominent individuals who left their mark on this place.

The story of Harpers Ferry is more than one event, one date, or one individual. It involves a diverse number of people and events that influenced the course of our nation's history. Harpers Ferry witnessed the first successful application of interchangeable manufacture, the arrival of the first successful American railroad, John Brown's attack on slavery, the largest surrender of Federal troops during the Civil War, and the education of former slaves in one of the earliest integrated schools in the United States.

There is no place in America like Harpers Ferry!...

Enjoy the spectacular energy of the rivers cutting through the Blue Ridge Mountains, but know it is the charming old town filled with people obviously enjoying themselves that will make you want to come back.

Today the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park surrounds the town, providing visitors with tours, museums, hiking and biking trails, and restored 19th century streetscapes – all within easy walking distance of the living village. In Harpers Ferry real people live in exquisite antebellum homes and B&B’s. Restaurants serve contemporary food in historic settings, and the town is lively with artisans, unique little shops, bookstores, antiquarians, and whitewater enthusiasts.