AN AMAZING VIEW OF HARPER’S FERRY FROM MARYLAND HEIGHTS — During the Civil War, Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia), was a strategic prize at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, where key rail and canal routes met. In 1862, it was the site of the largest surrender of U.S. troops during the war, when Stonewall Jackson forced the capitulation of more than 12,000 Union soldiers just before the Battle of Antietam. From Maryland Heights, I captured this train chugging past to
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With cobblestone streets, haunted inns and ghost stories dating back to the Civil War, Harpers Ferry feels straight out of another century 🕯️ It’s located just a 1.5 hour drive from Baltimore and 3.5 hours from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Harper’s Ferry is a National Historical Park where history and ghost stories intertwine making it the perfect October escape! 👻 Things to do in West Virginia | Places to go on Halloween | Spooky small towns on the east coast | Things to do near Baltimore Mar
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OVERLOOKED HARPERS FERRY — Early this morning, and on the 163rd anniversary of the very events that transpired here during the Maryland Campaign, I once again took in the great views that are available on the Murphy Farm at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. On the night of September 14-15, 1862, General A. P. Hill's troops dragged their guns up a series a ravines and to this ground from the shorelines of the Shenandoah River below. After securing this flanking position, they threatened the
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134K views · 4.3K reactions | This morning along the Shenandoah River at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The Lower Town and iconic confluence with the Potomac is just downriver from this location. #CivilWarscapes | Civil Warscapes | Facebook
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