John Brown’s Fort
John Brown's Fort was initially built in 1848 for use as a guard and fire engine house by the federal Harpers Ferry Armory, in Harpers Ferry, Virginia.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “John Brown’s Fort (Armory Firehouse)”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John Brown Museum and White Hall Tavern.
Harpers Ferry station
Railway station
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Harpers Ferry station is a railway station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is served by the Amtrak Floridian intercity service as well as the MARC Brunswick Line commuter service. Harpers Ferry station is situated 680 feet northwest of John Brown’s Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harpers Ferry and Loudoun Heights.
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.
Loudoun Heights
Hamlet
Loudoun Heights is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States, near Purcellville and Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. It is located in the Between the Hills region of the county along Harpers Ferry Road and is bounded to its northwest and northeast by the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park on the Potomac River.
Sandy Hook
Hamlet
Photo: Bonnachoven, CC0.
Sandy Hook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 188 as of the 2010 census.
John Brown’s Fort
- Categories: building and tourism
- Location: Jefferson, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.32305° or 39° 19′ 23″ northLongitude
-77.72953° or 77° 43′ 46″ westElevation
266 feet (81 metres)Open location code
87F487FC+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 136439783OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“John Brown’s Fort” goes by many names.
- French: “fort de John Brown”
- French: “Fort de John Brown”
- Italian: “Fortino di John Brown”
- Japanese: “ジョン・ブラウンズ・フォート”
- Japanese: “ジョン・ブラウン砦”
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