In one fateful night, John Brown brought the country closer to Civil War (Video: Meredith Bragg). Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Day ...

Students watch an excerpt from the episode John Brown Pike, in which they learn about abolitionist John Brown and his 1859 attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. They then ...

The Civil War (1861-1865 ... abolitionist John Brown and his 1859 attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. They then create posters depicting prominent abolitionists and the ...

Harpers Ferry encompasses two separate but ... A major battleground during the Civil War and the location of West Virginia’s first Black college, the town was built on the backbone of the ...

Roughly 20 minutes south of West Virginia's oldest town, travelers can discover natural beauty and unforgettable stories at one of the most important towns in American history, Harpers Ferry.

As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical events. It was a point of supply for Meriwether Lewis’s Corps of Discovery, the site of John Brown’s ...