Harpers Ferry News

All I could keep thinking to myself was, "wow...i just walked 1,013 miles to get here!" Harpers Ferry, WV is not the literal half-way point on the Trail, but it is the psychological half-way point...in every guide book that you read, they all state that if you do not make it to Harpers Ferry by mid-July, then you will not make it to Maine by ...

Final scores from the West Virginia Open at Oglebay Resort : x-David Bradshaw, Harpers Ferry 71-71-69-211 John Ross, Freeman 73-71-67-211 Bosten Miller, Charleston 76-67-69-212 Matthew Hicks, Charleston 68-77-68-213 Darcy Donaldson, Marathon, Ontario 70-73-70-213 Justin Caroli, Bridgeport 74-69-70-213 Bob Friend, Morgantown 73-69-71-213 Scott ...

A marker commemorating an 1862 battle has been installed at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park as part of the multistate Civil War Trails program.

Caleb Burns gently opened an aged holster this week to reveal a weapon that is believed to have been used by one of the raiders who overtook a Harpers Ferry arsenal in 1859.

Horsemen from across the country are expected to converge in Shepherdstown this week.

The observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War officially began in Harpers Ferry and Bolivar Thursday with a joint meeting of the West Virginia and Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War commissions.

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is growing by 176 acres. The Civil War Preservation Trust is transferring part of the School House Ridge Battlefield to the National Park Service.

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - Seventy schoolchildren will have a permanent role in telling the story of John Brown's 1859 raid on an arsenal in Harpers Ferry.

Maryland State Police say they used two helicopters to rescue 12 people from the Shenandoah River near Harpers Ferry after they became stranded on rocks during a float trip.

Rescue crews are trying to save somewhere between 10 and 13 people, both children and adults who are stuck on the Shenandoah River between Millville and Harpers Ferry.

For a few outdoor enthusiasts, the first day of summer is Naked Hiking Day. The summer solstice this year is tomorrow.

On the first day of summer every year, a group of hikers traipses through the woods in the buff to be one with nature.

Extra funds could be on the way to help the Jefferson County Convention and Visitors Bureau in its quest to establish a new Harpers Ferry Visitors Center.

A new online service that seeks to revolutionize the way community members and law enforcement interact to prevent crime and strengthen community awareness officially launches in Jefferson County, and is expected to then expand nationwide.

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - A century and a half later, we still don't know quite what to think of John Brown.

The National Park Service is doing its part to make sure Americans have a chance for some free fun this summer.

The spears that John Brown ordered for his abolitionist army were fearsome, primitive things.

Governor Joe Manchin is back from a meeting with southern governors in Mississippi and he'll travel to West Virginia's eastern panhandle Thursday.

A 73-year-old Harpers Ferry man was arrested early Monday morning, hours after allegedly firing a .357 magnum at a juvenile riding an all terrain vehicle near his home.

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