He rented a farm in Maryland, across the Potomac River from Harpers Ferry. Here he assembled ... was taken to Charlestown, Virginia (now Charles Town, West Virginia), along with the other captives.

The Droop Mountain Battlefield became the first West Virginia State Park and part of the Civil War Discovery Trail, now known ...

Students watch an excerpt from the episode John Brown Pike, in which they learn about abolitionist John Brown and his 1859 attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. They then ...

GHENT, WV (WVNS ... of Carnifex Ferry, Rich Mountain, Corrick’s Ford, Droop Mountain, and more lingered on the horizon. The ferocious opening battle of the American Civil War foreshadowed ...

Harpers Ferry has long been praised for its rugged natural beauty. Thomas Jefferson was definitely a fan. After visiting the West Virginia town at the height of fall color in October 1783 ...

As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical events. It was a point of supply for Meriwether Lewis’s Corps of Discovery, the site of John Brown’s ...

Photo by Brown W Cannon III Welcome to Two Days Away, our series featuring weekend-long itineraries within a five-hour drive ...