He rented a farm in Maryland, across the Potomac River from Harpers Ferry. Here he assembled his arms and waited for his "army" to arrive. The delay had an adverse effect on Brown's plan.

From here you can make out the colorful rooftops of Harpers Ferry’s Lower ... gear up at River and Trail Outfitters to enjoy a serene float down the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in a tube ...

Before daybreak one summer morning, I leave Washington, D.C., and head northwest, more or less parallel to the Potomac River, until it meets the Shenandoah River in Harpers Ferry. I park my car and ...

Add on sweeping views of the Potomac and Shenandoah ... folks can admire striking river views and enjoy access to the open-air exhibits of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, which are ...

As a vital early American town, Harpers Ferry has been the site of a number of historical ... Its position at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers not only set the stage for such ...

His target was the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia — a town surrounded ... Two had escaped across the river. Brown gathered those who were left in a small brick building, the engine ...