Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On October 16, 1859, Abolitionist John Brown and 20 additional men, including six Iowans, invaded the Federal Armory at Harpers Ferry. Hoping to initiate a revolt of enslaved people throughout the United States, Brown’s raid stands in American history as a monumental shift from compromise toward war. Three years prior, in late 1856, Brown arrived near West Branch, Iowa, at Traveler’s Rest and met the Quaker John Townsend. Returning to Iowa from participating in the slavery a

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With cobblestone streets, haunted inns and ghost stories dating back to the Civil War, Harpers Ferry feels straight out of another century 🕯️ It’s located just a 1.5 hour drive from Baltimore and 3.5 hours from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Harper’s Ferry is a National Historical Park where history and ghost stories intertwine making it the perfect October escape! 👻 Things to do in West Virginia | Places to go on Halloween | Spooky small towns on the east coast | Things to do near Baltimore Mar