0129 Harpers Ferry National Park, Harpers Ferry, WV
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church and restored 19th century buildings in the Lower Town Historic District of Harpers Ferry, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park is managed by the National Park Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior. The park includes the historic town of Harpers Ferry, notable as a center of 19th century industry and as the scene of John Brown's abolitionist uprising. Thomas Jefferson once said, "The passage of the Potomac through the Blue Ridge is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in Nature". The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Native American history in the region dates back to at least 8,000 years ago. The Tuscarora people were the last of the native peoples known to inhabit the area in large numbers. Robert Harper, a European immigrant, obtained a patent for the land from the Virginia legislature in 1751. The town was originally known as Shenandoah Falls at Mr. Harper's Ferry (1763) due to the ferry business Robert Harper operated. Meriwether Lewis procured most of the weaponry and associated hardware that would be needed for the Lewis and Clark Expedition at the armory in Harpers Ferry. Abolitionist John Brown led an armed group in the capture of the armory in 1859. Brown had hoped he would be able to arm the slaves and lead them against U.S. forces in a rebellion to overthrow slavery. After his capture in the armory by a group of Marines (led by U.S. Army Colonel Robert E. Lee), Brown was hanged. The most important building remaining from John Brown's raid is the firehouse, now called John Brown's Fort where he resisted the Marines.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpers_Ferry_National_Historical_Park
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia occupies a prominent location on the heights above Harpers Ferry. The original church was built in 1833 in a pseudo-Gothic style which it kept through the Civil War, in which it was the only church in Harpers Ferry to escape destruction. The church commands a sweeping vista across the gorge of the Shenandoah River above its confluence with the Potomac River. The Church is on the National Register of Historic Places
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Roman_Catholic_Church_(Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia)
0129 Harpers Ferry National Park, Harpers Ferry, WV
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church and restored 19th century buildings in the Lower Town Historic District of Harpers Ferry, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park is managed by the National Park Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior. The park includes the historic town of Harpers Ferry, notable as a center of 19th century industry and as the scene of John Brown's abolitionist uprising. Thomas Jefferson once said, "The passage of the Potomac through the Blue Ridge is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in Nature". The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Native American history in the region dates back to at least 8,000 years ago. The Tuscarora people were the last of the native peoples known to inhabit the area in large numbers. Robert Harper, a European immigrant, obtained a patent for the land from the Virginia legislature in 1751. The town was originally known as Shenandoah Falls at Mr. Harper's Ferry (1763) due to the ferry business Robert Harper operated. Meriwether Lewis procured most of the weaponry and associated hardware that would be needed for the Lewis and Clark Expedition at the armory in Harpers Ferry. Abolitionist John Brown led an armed group in the capture of the armory in 1859. Brown had hoped he would be able to arm the slaves and lead them against U.S. forces in a rebellion to overthrow slavery. After his capture in the armory by a group of Marines (led by U.S. Army Colonel Robert E. Lee), Brown was hanged. The most important building remaining from John Brown's raid is the firehouse, now called John Brown's Fort where he resisted the Marines.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpers_Ferry_National_Historical_Park
St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia occupies a prominent location on the heights above Harpers Ferry. The original church was built in 1833 in a pseudo-Gothic style which it kept through the Civil War, in which it was the only church in Harpers Ferry to escape destruction. The church commands a sweeping vista across the gorge of the Shenandoah River above its confluence with the Potomac River. The Church is on the National Register of Historic Places
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Roman_Catholic_Church_(Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia)