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| National Park Overview: |
 | 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. |
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| History of the Area: |
| 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.
Let these pages help you learn more about Harpers Ferry. Find out why Thomas Jefferson wrote: "The passage of the Patowmac through the Blue Ridge is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in Nature." |
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|  | Antietam Overlook Farm - Keedysville, MD
Fantastic and uncommon Bed and Breakfast / Country Inn with a Mountaintop View of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Wonderful three course breakfast and of course, comfy beds and coz
Price Range: $100 - $400
Web Site: http://www.antietamoverlook.com |
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| Related Links: |
| Area Campgrounds | | Watermelon Park & Campground
RR 2
Berryville, VA
(540) 955-4803
| Brunswick Family Campground
Tow Path
Brunswick, MD
(301) 834-8050
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| | Area Fishing Related Businesses | | Orvis-Hunting Creek Outfitters
29 N Market St
Frederick, MD
(301) 668-4333
| Fox's Sport & Bait Store
501 S Market St
Frederick, MD
(301) 663-3697
| Reels & Wheels
17328 Taylors Landing Rd
Sharpsburg, MD
(301) 432-7281
| Smoketown Bait & Tackle
27 W Potomac St
Brunswick, MD
(301) 834-5540
| Shenandoah Valley Sportsman's
2473 Arden Nollville Rd
Inwood, WV
(304) 229-7715
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| 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, 65 miles northwest of Washington, DC, and 20 miles southwest of Frederick, MD, via U.S. Route 340. |
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