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  1. Feb 26, 2024 · While the film doesn’t center on Harpers Ferry alone, Smock said it shows that the West Virginia town facilitated early civil rights discussions. “This was an amazing meeting at a very historic spot where John Brown’s raid, some say, started the Civil War,” he said.

  2. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. /  39.32778°N 77.74639°W  / 39.32778; -77.74639. Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, in the lower Shenandoah Valley. The town's population was 269 at the 2020 United States census. Situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, where Maryland, Virginia, and ...

  3. 2 days ago · Senators. Each state in the United States elects two senators, regardless of the state’s population. Senators serve six-year terms with staggered elections. Americans in the United States’s six territories do not have senators. West Virginia’s senators are: Senior Senator.

  4. Members of the House of Delegates. The House of Delegates is composed of 100 members, 11 Democrats and 89 Republicans, from 100 delegate districts throughout the state. . Delegates serve two-year terms with all of the seats in the House up for election every two

    Name
    Party
    District
    Address
    Republican
    062
    Room 228M, Bldg. 1 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
    Republican
    030
    Room 206E, Bldg. 1 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
    Republican
    055
    Room 220E, Bldg. 1 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
    Republican
    010
    Room 200E-C, Bldg. 1 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
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  6. Dec 7, 2020 · Harpers Ferry, in what is now West Virginia, lies at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers and serves as the gateway to the Shenandoah Valley.Before and during the American Civil War (1861–1865), this small, isolated town was an economically thriving community with great strategic importance because of its location along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and the Baltimore and Ohio ...

  7. Harpers Ferry is now a quiet residential village and is the headquarters of a resort area that includes Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The park, with an area of about 3.5 square miles (9 square km), is situated in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. It was authorized as a national monument in 1944 and redesignated as a national ...

  8. Apr 2, 2024 · One of the key reasons why Harpers Ferry was made into a National Historical Park is its strategic location. The town sits at the crossroads of several major transportation routes, including the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, the B&O Railroad (the first successful railroad in America), and several important highways. This made Harpers Ferry a vital ...

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