Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, originally Harpers Ferry National Monument, is located at the confluence of the and rivers in and around .
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: 2,500 acres at confluence of Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland (US) managed by the National Park Service
  • Also known as: “HAFE”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Virginius Island and Loudoun Heights.

Island
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is a formerly inhabited of some 12 acres, on the in , . The island was created by the Shenandoah Canal, constructed by the Patowmack Company between 1806 and 1807, which separates it from the town of Harpers Ferry.

Peak
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, sometimes referred to as Loudoun Mountain, is the first peak of the Blue Ridge Mountain south of the in and .

Peak
is a summit in , in the United States. With an elevation of 538 feet, is the 952nd highest summit in the state of West Virginia. was so named from the fact army men camped there in 1799.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bolivar and Silver Grove.

Village
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is a town in , United States. The population was 1,072 at the 2020 census.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. lies between the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park along the and the Loudoun Heights of the .

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is a historic town of 285 people in the northern corner of the just inside . It is a natural transportation hub: the Shenandoah River empties into the Potomac there.

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

Latitude
39.31644° or 39° 18′ 59″ north
Longitude
-77.75681° or 77° 45′ 25″ west
Elevation
364 feet (111 metres)
Open location code
87F4868V+H7
Geo­Names ID
4808239
Wiki­data ID
Q5663505
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Harpers Ferry National Historical Park” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Harpers Ferry National Historical Park”
  • French: “Harpers Ferry National Historical Park”
  • French: “parc historique national d’Harpers Ferry”
  • Italian: “Harpers Ferry National Historical Park”
  • Japanese: “ハーパーズ・フェリー国立歴史公園”
  • Polish: “Harpers Ferry National Historical Park”
  • Polish: “Narodowy Park Historyczny Harpers Ferry”
  • Ukrainian: “Національно-історичний парк Гарперс-Феррі”
  • Vietnamese: “Công viên Lịch sử Quốc gia Harpers Ferry”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lower Town and Pleasantville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Potomack Canal and Bolivar Heights Battlefield.

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