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Harpers Ferry
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English
+, West Virginia
thumb|A drawing of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry.
Etymology
From en Harper's ferry, after a ferry operated by Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia#Robert_Harper Robert Harper.
Proper noun
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en small town co/Jefferson County s/West Virginia; best known as the site of a raid by John Brown (abolitionist) John Brown in 1859, a major event in the origins of the American Civil War.
John Brown's raid on said place.
The Battle of Harpers Ferry, in the American Civil War.
en minor city twp:Suf/Taylor co/Allamakee County s/Iowa c/USA.
en Historical events American Civil War
en eponyms