Fall 2000
Harpers Ferry West Virginia:
The railroad tunnel leading to Harpers Ferry
The train bridge leading to Harpers Ferry
Here, in one setting, several themes in the American story converge: Native Americans, industry and transportation, African-Americans, John Brown, and the Civil War.  See http://www.nps.gov/hafe/
The structure now called John Brown's fort was erected in 1848 as the Armory’s fire engine and guard house.  Click for history.
Confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in the states of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland.
In this photograph taken on July 14, 1896, members of a pilgrim party from the National League of Colored Women pose in front of the fort. John Brown Fort in 1995
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