Harpers Ferry Gap

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geographical feature water gap

Harpers Ferry Gap is a scenic water gap where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers cut through the Blue Ridge Mountains, historically significant as a strategic transportation and Civil War site.

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Label	Occurrences
Harpers Ferry Gap canonical	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ water gap ⓘ
associatedWith	Harpers Ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	Baltimore and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ CSX Transportation rail line ⓘ Highway bridges over the Potomac River ⓘ
formsBoundaryBetween	West Virginia and Maryland ⓘ West Virginia and Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	confluence floodplain ⓘ narrow river gorge ⓘ steep mountain slopes ⓘ
historicallyUsedFor	canal transportation ⓘ rail transportation ⓘ road transportation ⓘ
knownFor	Civil War history ⓘ canal and river transport routes ⓘ railroad corridors ⓘ scenic views ⓘ strategic transportation importance ⓘ
locatedAtConfluenceOf	Potomac River and Shenandoah River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Blue Ridge Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Harpers Ferry, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Harpers Ferry Armory site NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Appalachian Mountain system NERFINISHED ⓘ Harpers Ferry National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularFor	hiking ⓘ historical tourism ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ
region	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States
strategicFor	Confederate forces ⓘ Union forces ⓘ
traversedBy	Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah River NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedDuring	American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
viewedFrom	Bolivar Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ Loudoun Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Jefferson County → contains → Harpers Ferry Gap ⓘ

subject surface form: Jefferson County, West Virginia