Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

View of Lower Town Harpers Ferry as seen from Maryland Heights
At the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac rivers, on the ancestral home of the Tuscarora and Shawnee people, lies Harpers Ferry. Here you can explore John Brown's Raid against slavery. Find your connection to the struggle for freedom, education, and civil rights at Storer College. Discover miles of trail in the Blue Ridge and along Civil War battlefields.
Map showing location of park.
Musicians play stringed instruments on a stage.
The Music of Don Redman Opens the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival on Aug. 8
Join Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (NHP) on Friday, Aug. 8, to celebrate the legacy of jazz legend and Storer College alumnus Don Redman. The Appalachian Chamber Music Festival string musicians will collaborate with the Howard Burns Quartet to perform original arrangements of some of Redman’s most celebrated jazz works. The event begins at 7 p.m. on the lawn by the Mather Training Center.
National Parks in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. Provide More Than 42,000 Meals of Donated Venison to Neighbors
Venison donations from national parks of the National Capital Region in 2025.
View of Lower Town Harpers Ferry as seen from Maryland Heights
Photo by NPS Photo/Shenandoah Sanchez
Aerial view of Lower Town Harpers Ferry
Photo by NPS Photo/Holden Mills
View from Jefferson Rock
Photo by NPS Photo/Autumn Cook
Artillery at Murphy-Chambers Farm
Photo by NPS Photo/Autumn Cook
John Brown's Fort in Winter
Photo by NPS Photo/Holden Mills