On October 16, Brown set out for Harpers Ferry with 21 men -- 5 blacks ... They then captured Hall's Rifle Works, a supplier of weapons to the government. Brown and his men rounded up 60 prominent ...

The West Virginia park is a wonderland for nature and history lovers, boasting more than 200 historic structures.

General Dynamics-NASSCO has been awarded nearly $64 million to repair and modernize the USS Harpers Ferry, a 610-foot amphibious dock landing ship that is used to transport Marines and vehicles, ...

His target was the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia — a town surrounded ... of buildings that contained 100,000 muskets and rifles. Brown tried to persuade his friend Frederick ...