HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK


Meaning of HARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK in English

National preserve, West Virginia, U.S., in the Blue Ridge at the point where West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland converge.

Authorized as a national monument in 1944 and a historical park in 1963, it covers 1,909 acres (772 hectares). It is located at the confluence of the Shenandoah and John Brown , an incident that precipitated the {{link=American Civil War">American Civil War , and of several battles during the war.

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