| 单词 | Harpers Ferry |
| 例句 | Harpers Ferry itself changed hands eight times during the war, though the record in this regard belongs to Winchester, Virginia, a few miles south, which managed to be captured and recaptured seventy-five times. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Harpers Ferry is the headquarters of the Appalachian Trail Conference, overseers of the noble footpath to which I had dedicated my summer. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Harpers Ferry is an interesting place for a number of reasons. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z These days, Harpers Ferry passes its time accommodating tourists and cleaning up after floods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z His victory at Harpers Ferry, the greatest triumph for the Confederacy in the Civil War, was almost entirely because for once he followed the instructions of Robert E. Lee. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z So the capture of the federal armory at Harpers Ferry served as quite a neat overture for all that followed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Harpers Ferry remained at the center of things throughout the exuberantly bloody conflict that followed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z After the Civil War he came to Harpers Ferry and built himself a house, which is on one of the camping grounds used during the war. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He made his comment to the jailer who was taking him, in an open cart, to the gallows to be hanged for murder, treason and inciting slave rebellion after his Harpers Ferry raid. American Eden, After the Fall 2013-01-10T22:01:26Z The two decided to hike around Harpers Ferry a week later. Date Lab: These two were in full flirt 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Onscreen: The plan begins to go awry long before Brown even arrives in Harpers Ferry and crumbles further at nearly every turn. How Accurate Was ‘The Good Lord Bird’? 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z It doesn’t hurt that the Washington County town, about 55 miles northwest of the District, is close to Antietam National Battlefield and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Boonsboro, Md.: A romantic small town with a thrilling literary touch 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Brown led a raid in 1859 on a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, in what is now West Virginia, hoping to start an armed slave rebellion. TV series about abolitionist John Brown to film in Virginia 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Nearby, the Shenandoah River meanders on its northward journey to Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Preparing trees to go from green pastures to the concrete jungle 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z If we wanted history, we visited Harpers Ferry. ‘Kadian Journal’: A father tries to survive the loss of his son, 14 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Which is why on an August afternoon, Vollin, a retired educator who lives in Southeast Washington, is back in Harpers Ferry for the annual Storer reunion. A black college closed in 1955, but its fading alumni fight to pass on a legacy 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z He was 16, a black kid on scholarship who arrived at Harpers Ferry, W.Va., with a change of clothing in a paper sack. A black college closed in 1955, but its fading alumni fight to pass on a legacy 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Shields’s post-escape journey culminated with his participation in Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry. ‘Emperor’ Review: A Once-Enslaved Man Has a Date With Destiny 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z But Harpers Ferry has a variety of hotels and restaurants. Biking a Trail of History from Pittsburgh to Washington 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Onion and an oafish abolitionist named Cook, who were dispatched to Harpers Ferry in advance, recruit a handful of locals to the cause, including several slaves of the prominent resident Col. How Accurate Was ‘The Good Lord Bird’? 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z There is a very bizarre wax museum in Harpers Ferry that has a reproduction of those gallows. Artist Sam Durant was pressured into taking down his 'Scaffold.' Why doesn't he feel censored? 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z McBride’s novel is nominally an account of the last years of Brown, the zealous crusader whose ill-fated attack on a federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859 is the comi-tragic climax of the series. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Review: The Necessity of John Brown 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Harpers Ferry encompasses nearly 4,000 acres in West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia, and the Appalachian Trail passes right through town. Can you plan a 2017 vacation with a 40-year-old travel guide? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The ATC, which is based in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., teamed up with trail management partners and experts in the outdoor recreation and medical fields to assemble tips for day and overnight hikers. Appalachian Trail reopens to day-trippers but urges thru-hikers to stay home 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Realizing that the poster on his wall was an original copy from a historic series, he flew to Washington, D.C., and drove to Harpers Ferry. Meet the National Parks’ ‘Ranger of the Lost Art’ 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z In between museums and tours, however, there was levity — the kind that comes from traveling with a 16-year-old whose emerging dry wit makes even a disappointing visit to Harpers Ferry, W.Va., entertaining. An aunt hits the road with her niece and nephew 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Today, an unassuming stone obelisk stands at the site of Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry to commemorate the stand he took. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Is a New Entry in the John Brown Canon 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Douglass’s quote from the show is taken from an address he gave in 1881 at Storer College, a school founded for freed slaves after the Civil War in the town of Harpers Ferry. How Accurate Was ‘The Good Lord Bird’? 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is one of the best walking and hiking parks in the country, from easy riverside strolls to hikes across Civil War battlefields to mountaintop climbs. Can you plan a 2017 vacation with a 40-year-old travel guide? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z But he made contradictory statements about his intent in attacking Harpers Ferry, and I'd love to be able to pin him down posthumously. BookTalk: John Brown's "Midnight Rising" 2011-12-22T10:03:38Z Years after the Harpers Ferry raid, Sanborn, using a pseudonym, wrote that the group had supplied Brown with $500 and some weaponry for the mission. How Accurate Was ‘The Good Lord Bird’? 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z According to a criminal complaint, the men claimed the concert would be held April 24 at a park near Harpers Ferry. 2 W.Va. men charged in Gaga-Lambert concert scam 2010-05-07T13:11:00Z I’m working on a musical about the Harpers Ferry raid of 1859. ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Was Their Ticket. Then 2020 Happened. 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z He chose Harpers Ferry as his target because the armory there was known to be lightly guarded, and because of its location in Virginia, seen as a gateway to the slaveholding South. How Accurate Was ‘The Good Lord Bird’? 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z As a solo director, Albert has worked on the hilarious Raid on Harpers Ferry parody "Good Lord Bird," "Alpha" and now, "The Continental: From the World of John Wick." "Menace II Society" to “The Continental”: Albert Hughes on "two responsible ways" to film violence 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z In December, a train derailment damaged the Harpers Ferry footbridge. Appalachian Trail reopens to day-trippers but urges thru-hikers to stay home 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z “When at last the enterprise at Harpers Ferry was planned, we all thought that the time had now come.” How Accurate Was ‘The Good Lord Bird’? 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z The raid at Harpers Ferry, conducted three years after the Kansas killings, was the first step in a grand plan for an armed rebellion that would conquer slavery throughout the land. How Accurate Was ‘The Good Lord Bird’? 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z I'd ask him whether he really believed his military plan at Harpers Ferry would succeed. BookTalk: John Brown's "Midnight Rising" 2011-12-22T10:03:38Z When their articles were published, they often carried demeaning headlines like one on Mary Clemmer’s account of a Civil War battle: “The Battle of Harpers Ferry as a Woman Saw It.” From 'women's pages' to front lines: Tracking women journalists' (unfinished) progress 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Maryland State Police rescued a hiker and his dog on Sunday after learning the two were stuck on a cliff above the Shenandoah River in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Maryland police rescue hiker and his dog stranded on a cliff at Harpers Ferry 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The immediate cause was Northern celebration of John Brown, the abolitionist who attempted to provoke a slave rebellion by seizing the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. Take threats of ‘National Divorce’ seriously 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Banks’ most ambitious novel is a fictionalization of the life of abolitionist John Brown, who led an 1859 slave revolt at Harpers Ferry and was executed shortly thereafter. 5 essential Russell Banks novels you should read 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z He led the U.S. force that crushed John Brown’s attempted slave revolt at Harpers Ferry less than two years before the beginning of the Civil War. How Army Bases in the South Were Named for Defeated Confederates 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Starting in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, this out-and-back trail gives hikers an unparalleled overlook view of Harpers Ferry at the confluence of the Shenandoah River and Potomac River. 7 hikes to see fall foliage in the D.C. area 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The new pleas were entered in federal court in Martinsburg, W.Va., not far from Harpers Ferry, the site of the first dead drop of information the couple left an undercover F.B.I. operative. Submarine Spy Couple Enters Guilty Plea, Again 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Then I went from Chicago to Harpers Ferry, Va., and met up with my father. How Trump's election set 'Less; author Andrew Sean Greer off on a road trip — and a sequel 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z He told other abolitionists of his plan to take Harpers Ferry Armory and initiate a massive slave uprising. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z William H. “Marty” Martin died Aug. 3 after being bitten the day before by a captive snake on the property at his home in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, according to his wife, Renee Martin. Respected snake researcher dies from rattlesnake bite 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z “To have a second year in a row, and to have three — it’s very, very exciting,” said Leah Taber, a spokeswoman for the Harpers Ferry park. Peregrine falcon chicks take flight at Harpers Ferry 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Tubman is credited with helping abolitionist John Brown orchestrate the raid on Harpers Ferry, W.Va. In Harriet Tubman’s home state of Maryland, a new school bears her name 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The barges, along with trees and branches and a heavy water flow pushed one of them down the river to Harpers Ferry, W.Va. One barge secured, another still stranded on Potomac River 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry generated intense reactions in both the South and the North. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The results include three canvases titled “Harpers Ferry” and one called “John Brown.” Review | In the galleries: Imposing sculptures with an airy ambiance 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z At Harpers Ferry, they have been known to frequent Maryland Heights, which is on the Maryland side of the Potomac River near Elk Ridge, as far back as the late 1880s. Peregrine falcon chicks take flight at Harpers Ferry 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z We’ll head to Harpers Ferry and hit the Maryland Heights Trail for a nice hike with my wife and my dog, Bowie. How musician Jeremy Schon would spend a perfect day in Baltimore 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z At this time the barges are no longer moving down river & remain static in Harpers Ferry area. One barge secured, another still stranded on Potomac River 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Over the border, an Eastern Panhandle trio of quaint towns — Charles Town, Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown — provided the soulful retreat we needed. West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle rewards weekend visitors 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Most notable of these is a pool of reflective pink in “Harpers Ferry II.” Review | In the galleries: Imposing sculptures with an airy ambiance 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z They’re still considered rare in Maryland and West Virginia, experts said, and a pair hadn’t been seen at Harpers Ferry in decades. Peregrine falcon chicks take flight at Harpers Ferry 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z After that we go to unwind with some kayaking in Harpers Ferry on the Shenandoah and the Potomac. How musician Jeremy Schon would spend a perfect day in Baltimore 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z One of the barges got carried by the strong current over a dam downriver from Harpers Ferry and then pinned there, according to officials with the Park Service. One barge secured, another still stranded on Potomac River 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z In Harpers Ferry the following morning, we met park ranger Isaac Wickenheiser of the National Park Service for a private tour. West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle rewards weekend visitors 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z And Thomas Jefferson later described the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers at Harpers Ferry as “worth a voyage across the Atlantic.” Opinion | The Potomac River is swimmable again. D.C. should legalize it. 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z In the early 2000s, the park service relocated peregrine falcons from man-made structures to Harpers Ferry, but none returned to nest there. Peregrine falcon chicks take flight at Harpers Ferry 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z The fabled abolitionist John Brown was hanged as a traitor by Virginia after his raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The second, larger barge — which is about 120 feet by 40 feet — remained stuck on the remnants of a dam above Harpers Ferry. One barge secured, another still stranded on Potomac River 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z He explained that Harpers Ferry exists because President George Washington selected the strategic site for a federal armory, spurring the economy and birthing a bustling town. West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle rewards weekend visitors 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z The hunts are expected to take place at Harpers Ferry from Jan. 1 to March 31, and at the other parks from Feb. 1 to March 31. Sharpshooters to cull deer in Maryland and West Virginia parks 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The falcons at Harpers Ferry came back after not having been there for seven decades, and Taber said it’s a sign that “they’re adapting.” Peregrine falcon chicks take flight at Harpers Ferry 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Jordan Bowman, of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, confirmed that Eberhart is the oldest to finish the trail, surpassing Sanders. ‘Nimblewill Nomad,’ 83, is oldest to hike Appalachian Trail 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Rising water on the Potomac River threatened the historic downtown of Harpers Ferry, a chronic target for flooding where the Shenandoah River flows into the Potomac, the National Park Service said. Teen dies trying to save mother from flood; tornado reported as Ida remnants arrive in D.C. region 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Settled by German immigrants, the town is perched over the Potomac River about 12 miles past Harpers Ferry. West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle rewards weekend visitors 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z A lone chick took flight at Harpers Ferry for the first time in 70 years. Two young ospreys were removed from their nest and euthanized so workers could replace a light in a Southern Maryland park 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z The falcons at Harpers Ferry are managed in a joint effort by the U.S. Peregrine falcon chicks take flight at Harpers Ferry 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z The area ridge runner — tasked with tending to the section of trail between Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and Shenandoah National Park — likens the Roller Coaster to the “Wild West.” Ruining the Roller Coaster: Can the Appalachian Trail survive its pandemic popularity? 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z One of the windows is boarded up with a series of signs that once pointed travelers to towns such as Harpers Ferry and Gettysburg. Maryland town hopes to restore historic blacksmith shop 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z The official entrance to Harpers Ferry, where you can park and take advantage of all the area has to offer. West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle rewards weekend visitors 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z April 17 is the first day of National Park Week, which means national parks, including Great Falls and Shenandoah in Virginia and Harpers Ferry in Maryland, waive all admission fees. What can I do in the D.C. area right now? Festivals, museums and restaurants are coming back. 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z "The Good Lord Bird" follows an abolitionist and a young enslaved boy who take up arms to participate in the 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry. Golden Globes 2021: A breakdown of the nominated TV series 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z The man, a 29-year-old construction worker from Harpers Ferry, W. Va., had not joined them, he said, but he believed the action was justified, and not just on behalf of Mr. Trump. For Trump’s Aggrieved Defenders, This Impeachment Confirms Everything 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z The Post’s reporting on the coronavirus excluded the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, the easternmost reaches of which include Harpers Ferry, Charles Town, Shepherdstown and Martinsburg — communities a commutable 68 to 78 miles from D.C. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: This Taylor Swift review missed the point 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z To get some exercise, we decided to hike to the Overlook Cliff above Harpers Ferry using the Maryland Heights Trail. West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle rewards weekend visitors 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z The story is rife with humor and compassion, plenty of gunfights and a few welcome elements of a heist flick, as Brown plans the Harpers Ferry raid that would help spark a civil war. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Is Good TV. But Mix Art and Slavery at Your Peril. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z It is about a half-hour’s drive from historic Harpers Ferry, where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers converge, and where Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia meet. Going from townhouse to a real dream home in Jack’s Run 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z And Michael Rubin, who lives in Harpers Ferry W.Va., who recalled begging his father to buy the 8 track so they could play it in the car. Did W.Va. inspire ‘Country Roads’? What we know 50 years on: 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z The footbridge crosses the Potomac River from Harpers Ferry into Maryland and draws tourists, bicyclists and hikers along the Appalachian Trail. Pedestrian footbridge damaged by derailment reopens in WVa 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z As we near Harpers Ferry, the rugged vertical cliff of Maryland Heights, a Civil War site, towers above. Three local trails offer quiet treks through history and lush landscapes 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z On a sweltering Virginia afternoon last fall, the season’s penultimate episode was being shot, including scenes in which Brown’s army awaits its pivotal raid on the armory at Harpers Ferry. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Is Good TV. But Mix Art and Slavery at Your Peril. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z “Whether you’re looking at the Boston Tea Party, you’re looking at Harpers Ferry, there were clashes that took place that sparked the change, the revolution, the progression of this country,” Pointer told The Times. George Floyd protesters tell San Francisco mayor and police chief they want 'consequences and repercussions' 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z At the National Archives, Zampino discovered letters between military officials from 1866 to 1869 that discuss a “Citizens Cemetery” — separate from the other known cemeteries in Harpers Ferry — that she believes to be Pine Grove. She discovered a lost graveyard and a mystery she longs to solve: Who is buried there? 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Regarding the Feb. 27 Metro article “Harpers Ferry hotel project gets jump-start”: Opinion | Save the national treasure that is Harpers Ferry, W.Va. 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Harpers Ferry Mayor Wayne Bishop denounced the legislation and said the town is examining its options for challenging it in court. Embattled Harpers Ferry hotel project gets jump-start from W.Va. lawmakers 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Nearly 300,000 people visited Harpers Ferry National Historical Park last year, officials said. Harpers Ferry, W.Va., footbridge is closed indefinitely after December train derailment 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z It seems a necessary step for West Virginia legislators to intervene regarding the Hilltop House Hotel in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Opinion | Billboards have gotten out of control in West Virginia 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z To that end, she is hoping to work with the Harpers Ferry Historic Landmarks Commission to apply for a grant that would fund ground-penetrating radar. She discovered a lost graveyard and a mystery she longs to solve: Who is buried there? 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Protecting Harpers Ferry, as Mr. Bishop says he wants to do, means harnessing 21st-century technology and practices to save and renew what’s left of, in the mayor’s words, our national historic treasure. Opinion | Save the national treasure that is Harpers Ferry, W.Va. 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The bill was drafted in response to concerns about the stalled redevelopment of the Hilltop House Hotel, a 19th-century structure on a bluff overlooking the historical village of Harpers Ferry. Embattled Harpers Ferry hotel project gets jump-start from W.Va. lawmakers 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Freight train derails and falls into Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Harpers Ferry, W.Va., footbridge is closed indefinitely after December train derailment 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z He said he and his wife fell in love with Hilltop House during a visit to Harpers Ferry and dreamed of restoring it to its early 20th-century grandeur. Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z But the lonely section of woods to the west of Harpers Ferry’s historical downtown and national park were unlike anything she’d seen before. She discovered a lost graveyard and a mystery she longs to solve: Who is buried there? 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z A rail bridge near Harpers Ferry, W.Va., that was shut down when a freight train derailed early Saturday, sending two cars into the Potomac, reopened on Sunday, CSX Transportation said. Local Digest: Md. tax preparer pleads guilty in fraud case 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z Two freight cars plunged into the Potomac River early Saturday morning following a derailment on a bridge near Harpers Ferry in West Virginia, officials said. Freight train cars derail into the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry in West Virginia 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z A freight train derailed on a bridge near Harpers Ferry, W.Va., early Saturday, spilling two cars into the Potomac River. Freight train derails and falls into Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, W.Va. 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, she said, “the situation that has occurred in Harpers Ferry is a good example of why we may want to have this tool as an option.” Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Janice Pollard, commanding officer of Harpers Ferry, was quoted as saying in a Navy news release. Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The CSX locomotive heading east between Harpers Ferry and Brunswick, Md., was towing seven empty grain cars across the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Bridge about 2:30 a.m. when the train derailed, CSX officials said. Local Digest: Md. tax preparer pleads guilty in fraud case 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z When they are mentioned, it is often in passing, and they are lumped together, as “five black men” also accompanied Brown to Harpers Ferry. Five black men raided Harpers Ferry with John Brown. They’ve been forgotten. 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Visitors will also be unable to cross between Harpers Ferry and the C&O Canal towpath or from Harpers Ferry to the Maryland Heights Trail, park officials said. Freight train derails and falls into Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, W.Va. 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z In 1981, a mayor who had run on a platform of restoring harmony to Harpers Ferry quit after three months in office, alleging that his efforts were being undercut by an “ex officio parallel government.” Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z After college, his mom’s kitchen in Knoxville, Md., near Harpers Ferry became the cook shop. Perspective | This young Maryland chemist brews up artisanal fountain pen ink in his shed 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Allamakee County Sheriff Clark Mellick says someone called authorities Sunday to report the attack at a farm pasture northwest of Harpers Ferry. Northeast Iowa farmer dies after attack by bull 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Anderson was one of five African Americans who went with Brown to Harpers Ferry. Five black men raided Harpers Ferry with John Brown. They’ve been forgotten. 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Two of the seven cars hurtled into the water below, officials said, toppling over a footpath frequented by visitors to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Freight train derails and falls into Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, W.Va. 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z For all the insularity and infighting, some residents of Harpers Ferry appreciate their town’s distinctive ethos, equal parts “Twin Peaks” and “House of Cards.” Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z According to The Journal in Martinsburg, Harpers Ferry officials posted a letter online from Warner’s office about the investigation. West Virginia secretary of state investigating town election 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Now dubbed the “Angel of the Battlefield,” she continued to serve troops for the duration of the war at Fairfax Station, Chantilly, Harpers Ferry, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Charleston, Petersburg and Cold Harbor. Doctors demanded male nurses during the Civil War. Clara Barton defied them. 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z We explored Harpers Ferry and the hills on the Appalachian Trail. Opinion | This West Virginia village is my paradise. A proposed plant would ruin it. 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Access to parts of several state parks — Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail — will be limited as a result. Freight train derails and falls into Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, W.Va. 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z Many say they want a new hotel, but that the proposed resort is too big and fancy for Harpers Ferry, whose shabby-genteel charm has changed little in the last 60 years. Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Three demonstrators are indicted for “conspiring to incite the colored population … to acts of violence and war against the white population” — a law enacted after Brown’s Harpers Ferry raid in 1859. Virginia is the birthplace of American slavery and segregation — and it still can’t escape that legacy 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z On Aug. 28, writing from Harpers Ferry, W.Va., her husband urged her to try her hand at one. An illiterate wife ‘wrote’ poignant letters to her soldier husband during the Civil War 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The two Southern senators, whose legacies on race are both well-known and abysmal, saw to it that in 1995 the tablet was returned to the Harpers Ferry site where it still stands. The Heyward Shepherd monument: An overt ode to slavery 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z In May, a landslide in Maryland cut off a link to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Flooded trails and full toilets: Storms wreak havoc on D.C.-area parks 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z For the Schaufelds, the electoral antics in Harpers Ferry were the last straw. Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Waving a white flag of surrender after the failed raid on Harpers Ferry, Aaron Dwight Stevens was riddled with bullets to the face, neck and chest area. He was hanged for helping slaves rebel. Now Connecticut officials are asking Virginia for a pardon 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z America is heading in the direction of another Harpers Ferry. A protest movement shut down an ICE facility in Portland — and is spreading to other cities 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z The story of the Harpers Ferry monument offers clarity on the ideas and beliefs that guided that work. The Heyward Shepherd monument: An overt ode to slavery 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z In the Harpers Ferry area, many roads and paths were closed because of heavy damage. Local Digest: Man sentenced to 33 years in prison for killing housemates 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z Last week, the Harpers Ferry town council voted 4-3 to pass a resolution opposing the bill, which critics say will give developers too much power. Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Yet the key step of the slave uprising, a raid of Harpers Ferry, was a failure. He was hanged for helping slaves rebel. Now Connecticut officials are asking Virginia for a pardon 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z To tackle that aspect of treatment, Harpers Ferry Family Medicine also launched family therapy programs to get everyone involved in the journey to get clean. West Virginia editorial roundup 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z After learning that students at Storer College, an historically black institution in Harpers Ferry, had put up a plaque honoring Brown and his rebellion, the UDC endeavored to create an oppositional monument. The Heyward Shepherd monument: An overt ode to slavery 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Police spokesman Thomas Tomasic says officers were dispatched Sunday afternoon to the memorial to Brown, who made a name for himself in the Kansas Territory before leading a failed slave revolt at Harpers Ferry. Statue of abolitionist John Brown vandalized in Kansas 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z The strife seizing Harpers Ferry, population 281, cannot compare to the anti-slavery raid on the eve of the Civil War that made this rural hamlet famous. Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Police spokesman Thomas Tomasic says officers were dispatched Sunday afternoon to the memorial to Brown, who made a name for himself in the Kansas Territory before leading a failed slave revolt at Harpers Ferry. Statue of abolitionist John Brown vandalized in Kansas 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z With the aid of signal flags and telescopes, they exchanged information with other signalers in a chain that reached from Harpers Ferry to Georgetown. Maryland farm has a notable, and notorious, history 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The Heyward Shepherd memorial is an overtly pro-slavery monument erected in 1931 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The Heyward Shepherd monument: An overt ode to slavery 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Gravel began as massive chunks of bedrock, like you see surrounding the gorge at Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Perspective | Republicans want to rename Gravelly Point. Here’s why we shouldn’t let them. 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z Rucker, whose district includes Harpers Ferry, supports the proposed Hilltop House redevelopment, and like many of her constituents has fond memories of the old hotel before it closed. Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z At Harpers Ferry national park, the setting for a town with civil war associations and an abolitionist uprising, officials have been unable to restore an 1848 building that they acquired decades ago. Rotting cabins, closed trails: why we're shining a light on US national parks 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z And Harpers Ferry was their first overnight stop. Harpers Ferry man offers home to hikers, bicyclers 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z Even amidst a glutted field of racist markers, the Harpers Ferry monument stands out. The Heyward Shepherd monument: An overt ode to slavery 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z It was an ode to the man who was hanged for raiding the Harpers Ferry Armory in protest of slavery not two years earlier. Recognize That Tune? It’s the Northern Accent of Georgia Football 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z Not so in Harpers Ferry, whose population of sharp-elbowed D.C. emigres often seem to share more in common with the denizens of Capitol Hill than those of surrounding Jefferson County. Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Brown had been found guilty of conspiracy, inciting servile insurrection and treason against the state, after leading at least 18 men in the raid of an armory at Harpers Ferry. ‘Unflinching’: The day John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harpers Ferry 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Hill said Harpers Ferry and Bolivar are generally welcoming towns to hikers and bicyclists. Harpers Ferry man offers home to hikers, bicyclers 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z Like all Confederate markers, the Harpers Ferry monument perpetuates the ahistorical Lost Cause mythology that asserts the Confederacy’s treasonous fight to maintain black chattel slavery was valorous and that slavery itself was an ultimate good. The Heyward Shepherd monument: An overt ode to slavery 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z He walked much of it alone, but for the last mile, ending at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy headquarters in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., An 82-year-old man hiked the entire Appalachian Trail. Then he danced a jig. 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z The conflict has spilled far beyond the half-square-mile that constitutes Harpers Ferry. Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z In the weeks before the Harpers Ferry raid, Brown met Frederick Douglass, requesting that Douglass join the raid. ‘Unflinching’: The day John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harpers Ferry 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z Despite their often scraggly appearance from weeks on the trail, the vast majority of long-distance hikers are respectful visitors, said Hill, a volunteer at the Appalachian Trail visitor’s center in Harpers Ferry. Harpers Ferry man offers home to hikers, bicyclers 2018-01-27T05:00:00Z That’s the anniversary of the raid Brown led on a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, in what is now West Virginia, hoping to start an armed slave revolt. Vermont designates John Brown Day to honor abolitionist 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The Harpers Ferry area is also home to more than 20 miles of trails, including the Appalachian, with its panoramic views of the river and quartzite rock formations. 5 day trips out of D.C., each less than two hours away 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Visitors to the bluff overlooking the confluence of two great American rivers must bat away swarming termites — perhaps the only constituency that has profited from the last 13 years in Harpers Ferry. Death threats and illegal voting: The war over a luxury resort in Harpers Ferry 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z He was dispatched to a National Park Service training center at Harpers Ferry, W.Va., for a crash course. Fort McHenry ranger can’t stay retired even after 50-year career 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z A few of the objects, like a 2016 Harpers Ferry National Historical Park quarter, representing Washington, D.C., and another from Washington, featuring the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, issued in 2017, are currently in circulation. The Money Museum Gets Funky 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z Built in 1893, Zion Baptist was a place where the African American community of Harpers Ferry and Bolivar gathered. Town foundation hopes to revitalize Baptist church 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z Gatarz, who now lives in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, accepted the gift and brought it with him when he moved to the area. Maryland company sends WWII footage to Holocaust museum 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z More than a year ago, Harpers Ferry was given a larger say in how it governs. Harpers Ferry mayor says city sales tax beneficial 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Seventeen miles of portage were required to travel upriver, toward Cumberland and Harpers Ferry. Draining the Swamp 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z West Virginia needs the water to support a $500 million manufacturing plant that P&G plans to build on its side of the Potomac, roughly 25 miles from historic Harpers Ferry. P&G Caught in a 400-Year-Old Feud Over Potomac River Rights 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The Harpers Ferry Foundation is in the next stages of looking for volunteers and donations to help restore the church. Town foundation hopes to revitalize Baptist church 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z In 1996, she moved to Newport News, Va., and in March of this year to Harpers Ferry, W.Va., to live with her daughter. Washington-area obituaries of note 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z The story begins in 1859, when Mr. Brown was waiting to be hanged in Virginia after his failed attempt to start a slave rebellion by capturing the arsenal at Harpers Ferry. A Mysterious Noseless Bust at Tufts Gets Back Its Name: John Brown 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z It works with Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, where users participate in the lives of historical figures. Older Entrepreneurs Take On the ‘Concrete Ceiling’ 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The Harpers Ferry pro finished at 7-under-par over three rounds at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club in Hurricane. David Bradshaw wins 8th West Virginia Open 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z They rode along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, heading north from Harpers Ferry for 25 miles before turning back for the homeward journey. Twelve wheels, three generations, and a ride of passage 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Perhaps the best-known is our very own Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. West Virginia editorial roundup 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Warren Wolf, 67, a resident of Buck in southern Lancaster County, rounded a bend May 4 near a quiet street in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, to complete his long trek through 14 states. Man, 67, seizes last chance to thru-hike Appalachian Trail 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z A former resident of Alexandria, Va., he lived in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., after leaving the World Bank, then moved to Charlottesville, Va., two months ago. Washington-area obituaries of note 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z In 1858, Tubman helped Brown plot a raid on a government arsenal in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, with the aim of stealing weapons to arm slaves for rebellion. Harriet Tubman: Former slave who risked all to save others - BBC News 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z A ribbon cutting is planned Wednesday at the renovated Quality Inn in Harpers Ferry. Solar-powered hotel opening in Harpers Ferry 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z And Harpers Ferry possessed an almost spiritual resonance. Amuse yourself: Remembering a time when black recreation ruled 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The last section, from Tennessee to Harpers Ferry, he began in March of this year to finish May 4. Man, 67, seizes last chance to thru-hike Appalachian Trail 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z The Potomac River at Harpers Ferry is under a flood watch on Friday. Parts of Eastern Panhandle under warning for minor flooding 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The heaviest unofficial report was in a rural area of West Virginia, not far from Harpers Ferry, with 1 metre. Blizzard and hurricane winds kill 19 people in northeastern US states 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z The quake was centered south of Harpers Ferry. Small earthquake rattles West Virginia, Virginia, more 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z His company currently is doing the restoration work for the buildings in Harpers Ferry that were destroyed by fire last year. Man plans to renovate old Martinsburg Peppermill 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z He started his hike at Harpers Ferry on May 25, 2015, and headed north. Man, 67, seizes last chance to thru-hike Appalachian Trail 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Hikers stop in Harpers Ferry to be photographed in front of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s sign outside the visitor center. Trail’s Harpers Ferry center sees record number of hikers 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Dunn was one of two shop owners who were able to reopen at a new location in Harpers Ferry after the fire. Harpers Ferry making progress in pricy rebuild 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Christopher Craig, owner of a bed and breakfast in Harpers Ferry who is also a member of the Trail and Town Alliance, said the bicycle service is simple to use. Amtrak bike service takes passengers from rails to trails 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z On Sept. 5, however, Dunn reopened The Vintage Lady in its new location, 196 High St., and is she is moving on from the loss that rocked Harpers Ferry on July 23. After Harpers Ferry fire, Vintage Lady is back, reopens shop 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z The woman, who lives in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., asked not to be named to protect her privacy. Va. man charged in stabbing death of missionary at retreat in Frederick, Md. 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z “Antietam was one day. Gettysburg was three days. Harpers Ferry was 1,400 consecutive days of the American Civil War,” said Dennis Frye, chief historian at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. ‘Fire! You’ve got to get out!’ In historic Harpers Ferry, a blaze destroys more than just buildings 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z That’s where she saw a video of the Harpers Ferry fire. Harpers Ferry making progress in pricy rebuild 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Bradshaw, a Harpers Ferry native, shot 64 to move to 4 under for the tournament. Defending champ Christian Brand takes W.Va. Open lead 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Dunn said The Vintage Lady opened in Harpers Ferry in 2003, but the name stemmed from her own jewelry making enterprise she began in the early 1990s. After Harpers Ferry fire, Vintage Lady is back, reopens shop 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Harpers Ferry Mayor Gregory Vaughn said the early morning fire Thursday destroyed seven to eight businesses housed in one building. Harpers Ferry fire burns part of historic West Virginia town 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z “Fire,” he said, “has been a constant here in Harpers Ferry.” ‘Fire! You’ve got to get out!’ In historic Harpers Ferry, a blaze destroys more than just buildings 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The Appalachian Trail Conservancy in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, says there’s no organization that tracks or verifies trail records. Colorado man sets Appalachian Trail record on 2,189-mile run 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z The Shepherdstown battle was the final engagement of the Maryland Campaign, which included clashes at Harpers Ferry, South Mountain and Antietam. Park service favors adding W.Va. battlefield to Antietam 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Orrison, 39, marched 3 miserable miles on a dark night in a drenching rain at Harpers Ferry, a rare low point in his travels. After 65 battlefields, buff’s Civil War campaign nears end 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z It’s 11 miles to Harpers Ferry, 15 to Leesburg, 20 to Frederick and 31 to Dulles International Airport. Where We Live | Lovettsville 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z “They were part of the experience of Harpers Ferry,” Clark said from her porch Thursday afternoon. ‘Fire! You’ve got to get out!’ In historic Harpers Ferry, a blaze destroys more than just buildings 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z She said Parish was with two companions and that he began hiking north on Friday in the Harpers Ferry area. Wind gusts prove deadly on Appalachian Trail 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Anzelmo-Sarles says the accident occurred about 7 miles from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, on a steep and rocky section of the trail near the Ed Garvey shelter. Pa. man dies after tree falls on him on Appalachian Trail 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z The agency also will take participants from Charles Town to Harpers Ferry. Transit agency, Charles Town to partner on John Brown tour 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z The 54-year-old was clinging to a rock in the Sandy Hook, Md., area, near Harpers Ferry, W.Va., trying to avoid being swept downstream by the swift river current, Maryland state police said. Stranded kayaker plucked from the Potomac River’s near-freezing waters 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z The calamity resonated far beyond this town of 300, in large part because of Harpers Ferry’s momentous role in American history and its popularity as a tourist destination. ‘Fire! You’ve got to get out!’ In historic Harpers Ferry, a blaze destroys more than just buildings 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z It is not limited to Civil War attractions, such as Harpers Ferry in West Virginia and historic Frederick, Md. Project aims to honor Civil War dead with 620,000 trees 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Gallery, who lives in Scrabble, W.Va., between two big loops in the Potomac, north of Harpers Ferry, paused Wednesday, his last working day, in the park’s historic Ferry Hill mansion to reflect on his career. Park ranger leaves Old Man River after three decades guarding Potomac’s banks 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Like other flea markets across the country, the Harpers Ferry Flea Market thrived even in the age of eBay and Craigslist. Harpers Ferry Flea Market’s final sale: A beloved treasure hunt comes to an end Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Joyce Baker Brown of Potomac; five children from his first marriage, Jeb Brown of Chevy Chase, Md., Scott Brown of Harpers Ferry, W.Va., Earle Palmer Brown, founder of Washington-area advertising firm, dies Thursday afternoon a friend drove her back to Harpers Ferry, her home for the past three years. ‘Fire! You’ve got to get out!’ In historic Harpers Ferry, a blaze destroys more than just buildings 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The National Park Service says Ream’s Station and White Oak Road in Virginia, as well as Harpers Ferry in West Virginia are among four battlefields sharing more than $1.7 million in funding. Va.,W.Va. Civil War battlefields get federal funds 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Outdoors enthusiasts, they hiked in Cunningham Falls State Park, visited Frederick and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and attended a baseball game. Choice saves life of stranger who becomes friend 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Garcia relocated to Harpers Ferry after spending several years in Arlington, Virginia. W.Va. sculptor creates art from nature 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Under the new standards and guidelines, the landmarks commission and the Harpers Ferry Planning Commission will review project requests. Harpers Ferry historic district guidelines created 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z After their Washington visit, Reed and her dad returned to Harpers Ferry and got back on the trail. Reed Gjonnes, 12, walks the Appalachian Trail with her dad 2012-06-25T22:01:22Z But you have to have all the major stakeholders, and that’s the town of Harpers Ferry, the merchants association, CSX railway, the National Park Service. Harpers Ferry hotel with stunning view sits empty as locals, investors wrangle over rebuilding 2011-10-24T13:59:34Z News had been brought to us of a large quantity of wheat, stored in a mill in Harpers Ferry, which was about to be ground into flour for the use of the Confederate army. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z Brown attacked a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859, planning to seize weapons and start a revolution to end slavery. W.Va. mansion on site of John Brown?s execution fails to sell; owners found offers too low 2011-09-14T13:13:03Z Harpers Ferry is a beautiful place where some terrible history took place. The thoroughly American soul of John Brown 2011-06-12T15:01:00Z Quickly captured at the armory in Harpers Ferry, Va., tried for treason and hanged, he was hailed by abolitionists as a martyr. The Way We Weren't 2011-04-07T09:45:00Z But some of Harpers Ferry’s 287 residents found those plans out of proportion with the town’s persona. Harpers Ferry hotel with stunning view sits empty as locals, investors wrangle over rebuilding 2011-10-24T13:59:34Z It was reported that night that Harpers Ferry had been surrendered by Colonel Miles without a struggle, and when the relieving force of General Franklin was within three miles. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z Upon arrival of the eastbound night passenger express at Harpers Ferry the train was surrounded by a cordon of riflemen. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z At Harpers Ferry, one must confront a moral dilemma: Is violence ever justified in removing evil from the world? The thoroughly American soul of John Brown 2011-06-12T15:01:00Z Elliot Simon, a retiree from Harpers Ferry, W.Va., who was surveying the prospective candidates as he attended the conference, said, “There’s a big vacuum on the Republican side right now.” Political Memo: For Republicans, Too, a Broad Power Shift After the Elections 2011-02-11T01:55:15Z "This is a unique area that hadn't been addressed in the medical literature in any substantial way," says Mark Cucuzzella, a physician and running coach based in Harpers Ferry, W.Va. Marathoning Made Easy 2010-10-25T16:05:00Z At about noon, General Franklin's Corps came up from Harpers Ferry and took position on our right. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z Within about eight miles of Harpers Ferry is a sleepy hamlet which has quite a history in connection with several prominent men of the Revolution. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z Even if Harpers Ferry cannot qualify as a hallowed historic site per se, it has much to say about the American experience. The thoroughly American soul of John Brown 2011-06-12T15:01:00Z West Virginia, home to Harpers Ferry National Historical Site, allows for open carrying but requires a state permit for concealed firearms. Federal government to lift restrictions on guns in national parks 2010-02-19T05:00:00Z C at Cleveland, from another organization; wounded at Cross Lanes, by a ball passing through his lungs, and left on the field insensible, several hours; discharged at Harpers Ferry, March 10, 1863. The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O.V.I On the morning of July 17 we broke camp and started for Harpers Ferry, thirty miles distant. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z This drawing is of a temporary span used after the timber bridge at Harpers Ferry was destroyed during the Civil War. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman History flows through Harpers Ferry, just as it does along the mighty currents of the two famous rivers that come together just below the town. The thoroughly American soul of John Brown 2011-06-12T15:01:00Z On roll call the Captain told us that Burnside had captured the whole of Longstreet's command at Harpers Ferry after their first capturing the place and the whole army under Colonel Miles. An Artilleryman's Diary C, who were mustered into the service in September, and reached the Company at Harpers Ferry, October 11, 1862. The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O.V.I During the next two months we moved about between Harpers Ferry and the mouth of Antietam Creek, doing occasional guard duty, and for the most part passing the time uneventfully. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z Shortly after the Harpers Ferry bridge reconstruction, Bollman was made foreman of bridges. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman Resting at the foot of the surrounding blue hills and massive stone cliffs, which create stunning contrasts of shade and light across the face of the town, Harpers Ferry is an absolute wonder to behold. The thoroughly American soul of John Brown 2011-06-12T15:01:00Z As I have before stated, McClellan knew while we were at Frederick that Lee was to divide his army, sending a third of it to take Harpers Ferry. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry Put baggage on cars for Harpers Ferry, but orders countermanded before we got off. History of the 159th Regiment, N.Y.S.V. My first military duty was to guard the ford at Harpers Ferry and the bridges across the canal. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z Figure 6.—Plan of Harpers Ferry bridge as built by Latrobe. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman Even with flood control upriver, there is no stopping the power of nature at Harpers Ferry. The thoroughly American soul of John Brown 2011-06-12T15:01:00Z In place of that, he dawdled for two days, giving Lee all the time he wanted to take Harpers Ferry from the old, incompetent Miles, and to unite his army to fight him. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry With a score of followers he seized the arsenal at Harpers Ferry in October, 1859. Fifty Years of Public Service Harpers Ferry is an entrancing old town; a drowsy place piled up beautifully yet carelessly upon terraced roads clinging to steep hillsides There is something foreign in the appearance of the place. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' However, the aforementioned economic factors shortly made obvious the necessity of departure from this system, and wood was thereafter employed for most long spans on the line as far as Harpers Ferry and beyond. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman But the menacing feeling that always seems to be below the surface at Harpers Ferry goes beyond a human wariness of nature's unrelenting wrath. The thoroughly American soul of John Brown 2011-06-12T15:01:00Z Large steel bridges, spanning the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, Brunswick and Point of Rocks, afford convenient ingress into West Virginia, Maryland and the not far-distant state of Pennsylvania. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia It lies near the historic old town of Charles Town, in West Virginia, near Harpers Ferry. The Captain's Toll-Gate Further to the west, near Harpers Ferry, was a Union force under General Patterson. A School History of the United States Figure 13.—The four Bollman spans at Harpers Ferry that survived the Civil War. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman The reality of nature's violence lives in Harpers Ferry, and so does the legacy of human violence. The thoroughly American soul of John Brown 2011-06-12T15:01:00Z A devious line, which follows in part the crests of the Blue Ridge until reaching the Potomac below Harpers Ferry, separates Loudoun from Clarke County, Virginia, and Jefferson County, West Virginia, on her western border. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia The result was the raid on the government arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. The Black Experience in America In 1859, very shortly before the raid at Harpers Ferry, Douglass met Brown by appointment, in an abandoned stone quarry near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Frederick Douglass A Biography Harpers Ferry bridge as completed after the Civil War. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman Perhaps that is why many Americans, in the wake of the Harpers Ferry raid, believed Brown was insane. The thoroughly American soul of John Brown 2011-06-12T15:01:00Z Returns of muskets and bayonets fabricated at the armories of the United States at Springfield and Harpers Ferry, and of the expenditures at those places; and 3. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 1, part 3: Thomas Jefferson They were stationed at various points along a line that stretched from Norfolk in Virginia up the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River to Harpers Ferry, and then across western Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri. A Brief History of the United States Brown had changed the details of his former plan, and told Douglass of his determination to take Harpers Ferry. Frederick Douglass A Biography Harpers Ferry bridge, a timber structure, had been designed by Latrobe and built in 1836-1837 by the noted bridge constructor Lewis Wernwag. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman The most noteworthy of Bollman’s works in this period was a series of spans at Harpers Ferry. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman Besides the permanent magazines established at Springfield, West Point, and Harpers Ferry, it is thought one should be established in some point convenient for the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 1, part 3: Thomas Jefferson Harpers Ferry bridge toward the end of its career, carrying a common road over the Potomac. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman When the raid at Harpers Ferry had roused the country, Douglass, with other leading Northern men, was indicted in Virginia for complicity in the affair. Frederick Douglass A Biography Bollman received a patent for his truss in January 1852, and in the same year published a booklet describing his system in general and the Harpers Ferry span in particular. The Engineering Contributions of Wendel Bollman Their first meeting, however, was in 1847, more than ten years before the tragic episode at Harpers Ferry. Frederick Douglass A Biography |
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