Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

E10039
historic town town

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia is a historic town at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, best known for John Brown’s 1859 raid and its pivotal role in the American Civil War.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia canonical 37
Harpers Ferry 14
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town ⓘ
town ⓘ
capturedDuring American Civil War ⓘ
climate humid subtropical to humid continental transition climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
elevation approximately 265 feet above sea level ⓘ
feature steep, narrow streets and historic buildings ⓘ
governedBy mayor–council government (local) ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation National Historical Park (surrounding area) ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict Harpers Ferry, West Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Harpers Ferry Historic District
hasHistoricStructure Harpers Ferry, West Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Harpers Ferry Armory (ruins)

John Brown’s Fort ⓘ
St. John’s Episcopal Church (ruins) ⓘ
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
hasNearbyPark Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ
hasOrganization Appalachian Trail Conservancy headquarters ⓘ
hasScenicOverlook Jefferson Rock ⓘ
hasViewOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Blue Ridge Mountains
involvedInConflict American Civil War ⓘ
John Brown’s raid of 1859 ⓘ
surface form: John Brown’s raid
knownFor Harpers Ferry, West Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

John Brown’s raid of 1859 ⓘ
role in the American Civil War ⓘ
listedOn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form: National Register of Historic Places (historic district)
locatedAtConfluenceOf Potomac River ⓘ
Shenandoah River ⓘ
locatedIn Jefferson County, West Virginia ⓘ
namedAfter Robert Harper ⓘ
nearBorderWith Maryland ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
partiallyContainedIn Harpers Ferry, West Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
partOf Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity tourism ⓘ
region Shenandoah Valley (edge) ⓘ
roleInAppalachianTrail psychological midpoint of the Appalachian Trail ⓘ
servedByRailway Amtrak Capitol Limited ⓘ
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ⓘ
surface form: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (historically)

CSX Transportation ⓘ
MARC Brunswick Line ⓘ
siteOf John Brown’s raid of 1859 ⓘ
surface form: John Brown’s 1859 raid on the federal armory

United States federal armory (historical) ⓘ
surface form: United States arsenal (historical)

United States federal armory (historical) ⓘ
state West Virginia ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
tourism popular heritage tourism destination ⓘ
transportCrossing Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River ⓘ
pedestrian bridge connecting to Maryland Heights trail ⓘ
traversedByTrail Appalachian Trail ⓘ

Referenced by (70)

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Potomac River → passesThrough → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → knownFor → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → partiallyContainedIn → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → hasHistoricStructure → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry Armory (ruins)
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → hasHistoricDistrict → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry Historic District
Jefferson County, West Virginia → contains → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Jefferson County, West Virginia → hasHistoricSite → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Jefferson County, West Virginia → hasHistoricTown → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Shenandoah River → mouthLocation → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Shenandoah River → passesNear → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
John Brown’s raid of 1859 → location → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States
MARC Brunswick Line → terminus → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Appalachian Trail Conservancy headquarters → locatedIn → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
United States federal armory (historical) → locatedIn → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: United States federal armory at Harpers Ferry
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry
St. John’s Episcopal Church (ruins) → locatedIn → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
St. John’s Episcopal Church (ruins) → overlooks → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church → locatedIn → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church → overlooks → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church → locatedNear → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Town Harpers Ferry
Charles Town, West Virginia → locatedNear → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Summit Point, West Virginia → locatedNear → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia → containsSettlement → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Amtrak Capitol Limited → servesCity → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
John Brown’s Fort → locatedIn → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River → locatedIn → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River → connects → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Harpers Ferry railroad bridge over Potomac River → visibleFrom → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry Lower Town
Shepherdstown, West Virginia → near → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Bolivar, West Virginia → locatedNear → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Bolivar, West Virginia → adjacentTo → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Bolivar, West Virginia → borders → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia → locatedNear → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Jefferson Rock → locatedIn → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry
Jefferson Rock → hasView → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry station → locatedIn → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Harpers Ferry station → near → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower Town Harpers Ferry
Round Hill, Virginia → near → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Robert Harper → foundedSettlement → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry
Robert Harper → placeNamedAfter → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Robert Harper → nameVariant → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harper’s Ferry (original spelling)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park → locatedIn → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park → nearestCity → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
Brunswick, Maryland → locatedNear → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
John Henry Kagi → deathPlace → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry, Virginia, United States
John Henry Kagi → deathPlace → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: present-day Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
John Henry Kagi → burialPlace → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
Dangerfield Newby → placeOfDeath → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry, Virginia
United States Marines under Robert E. Lee → locationOfOperation → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Harpers Ferry, Virginia
Episcopal congregation of Harpers Ferry → locatedIn → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
CSX Transportation Cumberland Subdivision → passesThrough → Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ