Harper's Weekly Illustration of U.S. Marines attacking the firehouse which John Brown used as a fort during his raid on Harper's Ferry. PD By the summer of 1859, Brown had finalized his plans. His ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Steuart Curry's "Tragic Prelude." In October 1859, a small town at the junction of two rivers became the focal point of one ...

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va.— Almost a 165 years ago, Abolitionist Leader John Brown raided the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry to make a stand against slavery and the “Voices of Harpers Ferry: Generations ...

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park will host 2026 programs celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence.

HARPER’S FERRY, W. Va. (WCSC) - The raid on Harpers Ferry, an attempt to ignite a slave rebellion that would have a heavy hand in launching the Civil War kicked off 166 years ago. Abolitionist John ...

Library of Congress Harpers Ferry, Virginia, lay sleeping on the night of October 16, 1859, as 19 heavily armed men stole down mist-shrouded bluffs along the Potomac River where it joins the ...

"When John Brown led twenty-one men in an attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry on October 16, 1859, he envisioned a biblical uprising of millions of armed bondsmen, thus ridding the nation ...