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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

John Brown's Fort

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

True Treats

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

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The Sign Above the Tunnel

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

0 miles from Harpers Ferry

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War Correspondents Memorial

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

7 miles from Harpers Ferry

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

O'Hurley's General Store

This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.

7 miles from Harpers Ferry

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Birthplace of the Steamboat

A monument marks the location of the first successful steamboat demonstration.

8 miles from Harpers Ferry

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Killiansburg Cave

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

9 miles from Harpers Ferry

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