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Jefferson RockPhoto: Zeete, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Stop 5 of 6 · Harpers Ferry Walking Tour

The View That Was Worth an Ocean

Jefferson Rock, Harpers Ferry

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The story

You've climbed up from St. Peter's onto the hillside path, and in front of you is Jefferson Rock: big, flat slabs of shale stacked one on top of another, hanging out over the Shenandoah River.

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Harpers Ferry · 6 stops · 34 min · 0.6 mi

  1. The Point and the Armory Grounds1

    The Point and the Armory Grounds

    The Factory That Armed Both Sides    Photo: HarpersFerryNPS, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. John Brown's Fort2

    John Brown's Fort

    The Firehouse That Wouldn't Stay Put    Photo: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Lower Town3

    Lower Town

    The Town That Was Saved by Failing    Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. St. Peter's Catholic Church4

    St. Peter's Catholic Church

    The Church the War Left Standing    Photo: John Picken from Chicago, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Jefferson Rock5You're here

    Jefferson Rock

    The View That Was Worth an Ocean    Photo: Zeete, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Storer College6

    Storer College

    A College Built from Armory Houses    Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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