Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, originally Harpers Ferry National Monument, is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Virginius Island
Island
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Virginius Island is a formerly inhabited island of some 12 acres, on the Shenandoah River in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. 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.
Loudoun Heights
Peak
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Loudoun Heights, sometimes referred to as Loudoun Mountain, is the first peak of the Blue Ridge Mountain south of the Potomac River in Loudoun County, Virginia and Jefferson County, West Virginia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bolivar and Silver Grove.
Bolivar
Village
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Bolivar is a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,072 at the 2020 census.
Silver Grove
Neighborhood
Silver Grove is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. Silver Grove lies between the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park along the Shenandoah River and the Loudoun Heights of the Blue Ridge.
Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry is a historic town of 285 people in the northern corner of the Shenandoah Valley just inside West Virginia. It is a natural transportation hub: the Shenandoah River empties into the Potomac there.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
- Category: National Historical Park
- Location: Jefferson, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“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”
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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