3/5/2011
Harpers Ferry is best-known as the site of John Brown’s ill-fated attempt to spark a slave revolt – and as any history teacher will tell you, the incident would be a defining step on the road to civil war. However, as every pamphlet produced at Harpers Ferry will try to beat over your head “the history of the town is more than one moment” and we found that to be true.
Harpers Ferry is preserved in a unique way. It is now a National Park that is only accessible by a free shuttle bus from the parking lot of the visitors’ center. What’s nice about this is that the bus leads people into the secluded town, so there are no highway ramps in the distance ruining the illusion of transporting back to the nineteenth century.
If you want a nice workout, try wearing Philip on your back while carrying Daniel in your arms up a steep hill. It’s worth it to see Jefferson Rock – named for Thomas Jefferson’s picturesque description of the view from this spot, as he put it “worth a trip across the Atlantic to see.” He was right.
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