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Encyclopedia > Harper's Ferry

Harpers Ferry is the name of several places in the United States of America: The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...

There was also John Brown's raid on the armory at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia as well as a Battle of Harpers Ferry in the American Civil War. Harpers Ferry is a city located in Allamakee County, Iowa. ... Harpers Ferry, Virginia 1865. ... John Brown John Brown (May 9, 1800—December 2, 1859) was a radical American abolitionist who played a major part in the history of slavery in the United States leading up to the American Civil War. ... Harpers Ferry, Virginia 1865. ... Battle of Harpers Ferry Conflict American Civil War Date September 12-15, 1862 Place Jefferson County Result Confederate victory The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought during the American Civil War on September 12–15, 1862. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ...


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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (763 words)
Harpers Ferry and Bolivar are wedged between the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers and bounded on the west by Bolivar Heights.
Situated on the Maryland side of the river, the canal connected the ferry with markets in Washington, D.C. A year later, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arrived and with it the final piece in a political-economic network that made Harpers Ferry and the recently founded community of Bolivar important to the nation's future.
He saw the ferry as the place to capture arms with which to equip an army and free the slaves of the Deep South.
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