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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFIE_by-the-aid-of-these-machines_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Beneath your feet lie the foundations of the Smith and Forging Shop. The largest building in the armory, it reflected changing methods of manufacturing. In the armory's early days, gun making was slow and labor intensive. Armorers worked in small …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFHP_racing-west_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
On this spot in 1838 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) pulled into the lead in the race for transportation industry dominance with the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (C&O). Denied across to the Maryland side of the river, the B&O struck a deal with t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFFK_battle-of-harpers-ferry-jackson-arrives_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
(Upper Panel): Battle of Harpers FerryInvasion rocked the United States during the second year of the American Civil War. In September 1862 Confederate General Robert E. Lee launched his army into Maryland - the North. Lee's first target became Ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDXL_found-underground_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The ground around you hides the remains of the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry. Beneath the surface archeologists discovered walls, floors, pipes, and the base of a massive 90-foot chimney. As the team slowly and painstakingly excavated small pits th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDJ0_power-of-the-potomac_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The Potomac River races east past you with enough mountain-carving power to punch through the entire Blue Ridge to your right. Such energy easily powered the entire national armory from the early 1800s until 1861. Diverted by a dam upstream, river…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDIW_daring-escapes_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The boat ramp in front of you was the site of two daring escapes in the Battle of Harpers Ferry. Under the cover of darkness, 1,400 Union cavalrymen fled on horseback down the ramp. crossing a pontoon bridge into Maryland on September 14, 1862. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDIQ_my-favorite-boat_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The metal boat frame to your right is a replica of a collapsible boat built here for Lewis and Clark. Menwether Lewis came to the armory in 1803 to prepare for an epic cross-continent journey and oversee the construction and testing of the boat. L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDIK_a-perfect-heap-of-ruins_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Standing here on the night of April 18, 1861, you would have seen billowing smoke as fire raged in the armory workshops upstream. Virginia had just seceded from the United States and Virginia militiamen were advancing on the armory. Vastly outnumb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDHT_short-lived-sanctuary_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
Thousands of enslaved people fled to the Union lines at Harpers Ferry during the Civil War. Some of them found shelter in the "contraband camp" located near here in the shadow of John Brown's Fort. Their freedom and safety were always in jeopardy.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDHL_armory-grounds_Harpers-Ferry-WV.html
The United States Armory was the main reason Lewis came to Harpers Ferry. He needed dependable weapons and supplies to succeed on his mission. The quality of the armorers' handiwork would also mean the difference between life and death for Lewis a…