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Noun: Harpers Ferry
  1. A small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers who captured an arsenal that was located there
    - Harper's Ferry

Type of: town

Part of: Mountain State, W.V., West Virginia, WV

Encyclopedia: Harpers Ferry, Virginia