Harpers Ferry (disambiguation)
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Harpers Ferry is the name of several places in the United States of America:
Harpers Ferry may also refer to:
- Harpers Ferry, IowaHarpers Ferry, IowaHarpers Ferry is a city in Taylor Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 330 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harpers Ferry is located at ....
, a city in Allamakee County, Iowa - Harpers Ferry, West VirginiaHarpers Ferry, West VirginiaHarpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. In many books the town is called "Harper's Ferry" with an apostrophe....
, a town in Jefferson County, West Virginia- John Brown's raid on Harpers FerryJohn Brown's raid on Harpers FerryJohn Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an attempt by white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt by seizing a United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in Virginia in 1859...
(1859) - Harpers Ferry ArmoryHarpers Ferry ArmoryHarpers Ferry Armory, more formally known as the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, was the second federal armory commissioned by the United States government located in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia , the first federal armory being the Springfield Armory located in Springfield,...
, second federal armory (construction begun 1799) and site of John Brown's slave revolt of 1859 - Harpers Ferry National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park includes land in Jefferson County, West Virginia; Washington County, Maryland and Loudoun County, Virginia. The park is managed by the...
- The Battle of Harpers FerryBattle of Harpers FerryThe Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12–15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War. As Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army invaded Maryland, a portion of his army under Maj. Gen. Thomas J...
(September 12–15, 1862), a battle in the American Civil War that took place around what is now Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
- John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry may also refer to:
- Harpers Ferry class dock landing shipHarpers Ferry class dock landing shipThe Harpers Ferry class of the United States Navy is a class of dock landing ships completed in the early 1990s. Modified from the Whidbey Island class, it loses landing craft capacity for more cargo space, making it closer to an amphibious transport dock type, but was not designated as such. ...
, a ship class in the United States Navy- USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49)USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49)USS Harpers Ferry is the lead ship of her class of landing ship dock of the United States Navy. This warship was named for the town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, which, because of the Federal arsenal there, was an important location during the Civil War. , Harpers Ferry is commanded by...
, a Harpers Ferry class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, commissioned in 1995
- USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49)
- Harpers FerryHarpers Ferry (nightclub)Harpers Ferry was a live music venue and bar in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It was in the high traffic central student section of Boston, equidistant from both Boston College and Boston University. Hosting national touring acts and regional acts, Harpers Ferry became known as...
, a music venue and nightclub in Boston