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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

John Brown's Fort

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Jefferson Rock

This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.

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Ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

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The Sign Above the Tunnel

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

0 miles from Harpers Ferry

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Gibson-Todd House

This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.

6 miles from Harpers Ferry

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War Correspondents Memorial

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

7 miles from Harpers Ferry

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