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Virgínia Ocidental · the United States
In the destination Shenandoah and Harpers Ferry.
In the photo: Lower Town, in Harpers Ferry
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Small historic town at the point where the Shenandoah River meets the Potomac, in West Virginia, next to the borders with Virginia and Maryland. The lower town, preserved by the national historical park, has 19th-century buildings linked to the federal armory, John Brown’s 1859 raid, and the Civil War. It is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and the C&O Canal towpath.
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The local experience
The lower town of Harpers Ferry, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, with 19th‑century buildings and museums about the armory, John Brown, the Civil War and Storer School.
A steep trail on the Maryland side of the Potomac that climbs to a rock viewpoint over Harpers Ferry and the river confluence.
A rock formation over the Shenandoah River, described by Thomas Jefferson in 1783, on the stretch of the Appalachian Trail that crosses Harpers Ferry.
