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USA TODAY SPECIAL EDITION
WEST VIRGINIA | HARPERS FERRY
Hike Through History Natural beauty and the scars of war combine in Harpers Ferry By David Volk
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ARPERS FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL Park may
be best known for the battle intended to start a slave revolt in the years before the Civil War, but there’s more to this West Virginia park than John Brown’s infamous, ill-fated raid, says National Park Service Public Affairs Specialist Autumn Cook. For starters, there are the views. Located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, the outlook known as The Point provides sweeping views of both rivers, old bridge piers and the waters flowing through a gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Although the main portion of the park is in West Virginia, it encompasses parts of Maryland and Virginia, as well.
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John Brown Fort
View of Harpers Ferry from Maryland Heights PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
