The story of Harpers Ferry is more than one event, one date, or one individual. It involves a diverse number of people and events that influenced the course of our nation's history. Harpers Ferry witnessed the first successful application of interchangeable manufacture, the arrival of the first successful American railroad, John Brown's attack on slavery, the largest surrender of Federal troops during the Civil War, and the education of former slaves in one of the earliest integrated schools in the United States.

Let this site help you learn more about Harpers Ferry. Find out why Thomas Jefferson wrote: "The passage of the Patowmac through the Blue Ridge is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in Nature."

Artist in Residence Program ? Harpers Ferry NHP regrets to announce that the Artist in Residence program for 2004 has been cancelled. For information on other National Park AIR opportunities log on to http://www.nps.gov/volunteer/air.htm.