HARPERS FERRY, WV (WJZ)--A major blow for one of the most historical areas across the country. A fire rips through parts of Old Town Harpers Ferry near the National Park destroying several businesses.

The crumbling Hilltop House Hotel would feature $500 a night rooms and a José Andrés restaurant. But the town's 281 residents are bitterly divided over the plan.

The town sits in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, which includes nearly 3,000 acres in West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia. David N. Fox, a park ranger, has spent 14 years studying Brown.

The most famous building in Harpers Ferry is the old armory’s fire enginehouse, which became John Brown’s fort and is where he was captured.

The Great Bungee Company will launch a state-of-the-art cantilevered jumping platform in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, next spring.

By the summer of 1859, John Brown had finalized his plans. His target was the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

Taking The Town: Harpers Ferry, W.Va., sits at the confluence of the Potomac River (right) and Shenandoah River (left). In 1859, John Brown and his raiders gained control of the town and its guns ...

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HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — The Harpers Ferry-Bolivar Historic Town Foundation launched a campaign in August to raise money for the restoration of the 124-year-old former First Zion Baptist Church at ...

Taking The Town: Harpers Ferry, W.Va., sits at the confluence of the Potomac River (right) and Shenandoah River (left). In 1859, John Brown and his raiders gained control of the town and its guns ...