The Town That Was Saved by Failing

Lower Town, Harpers Ferry

2 min story6-stop walk

The story

You're on Shenandoah Street in Lower Town, the low, flat heart of Harpers Ferry, squeezed between the rivers and the hills.

All 6 stops of Harpers Ferry Walking Tour · $4.99 · up to 4 phones

Harpers Ferry · 6 stops · 34 min · 0.6 mi

1
The Point and the Armory Grounds
The Factory That Armed Both SidesPhoto: HarpersFerryNPS, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2
John Brown's Fort
The Firehouse That Wouldn't Stay PutPhoto: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
3You're here
Lower Town
The Town That Was Saved by FailingPhoto: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
4
St. Peter's Catholic Church
The Church the War Left StandingPhoto: John Picken from Chicago, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5
Jefferson Rock
The View That Was Worth an OceanPhoto: Zeete, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
6
Storer College
A College Built from Armory HousesPhoto: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.