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The attack of John Brown upon Harper's Ferry came upon Virginia like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky.
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Meaning of "Harper's Ferry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARPER'S FERRY

Harper's Ferry  [ˈhɑːpəz] play
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Harper's Ferry is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HARPER'S FERRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Harper's Ferry

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. It was formerly Harper's Ferry with an apostrophe and that form continues to appear in some references. It is situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers where the U.S. states of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia meet. It is the easternmost town in West Virginia. The town is located on a low-lying flood plain created by the two rivers and surrounded by higher ground. Historically, Harpers Ferry is best known for John Brown's raid on the Armory in 1859 and its role in the American Civil War. The population was 286 at the 2010 census. The lower part of Harpers Ferry is located within Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Most of the remainder, which includes the more highly populated area, is included in the separate Harpers Ferry Historic District. Two other National Register of Historic Places properties adjoin the town: the B & O Railroad Potomac River Crossing and St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church.

Definition of Harper's Ferry in the English dictionary

The definition of Harper's Ferry in the dictionary is a village in NE West Virginia, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers: site of an arsenal seized by John Brown. Pop: 302.

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nippers
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Synonyms and antonyms of Harper's Ferry in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

哈珀的渡轮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

El transbordador de Harper
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Harper´s Ferry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार्पर की नौका
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Translator English - Arabic

فيري هاربر
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Translator English - Russian

Харперс-Ферри
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Translator English - Portuguese

Balsa do harpista
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Translator English - Bengali

হার্পারের ফেরি
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Translator English - French

Harpers Ferry
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Translator English - Malay

Harper´s Ferry
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Translator English - German

Harpers Ferry
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Translator English - Japanese

ハーパーズ·フェリー
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Translator English - Korean

하 퍼스 페리
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Translator English - Javanese

Harper´s Ferry
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Ferry Harper
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Translator English - Tamil

ஹார்ப்பர் ஃபெர்ரி
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Translator English - Marathi

हार्पर फेरी
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Translator English - Turkish

Harper´s Feribotu
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Translator English - Italian

Traghetto del Harper
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Translator English - Polish

Ferry Harpera
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Харперс - Феррі
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Translator English - Romanian

Ferry Harper
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Translator English - Greek

Ferry Harper του
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Harper´s Ferry
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Translator English - Swedish

Harpers Ferry
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Harpers Ferry
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Harper's Ferry

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John Sergeant Wise
The attack of John Brown upon Harper's Ferry came upon Virginia like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARPER'S FERRY»

Discover the use of Harper's Ferry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Harper's Ferry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Old Man: John Brown at Harper's Ferry
The classic historical biography reissued for the 150th anniversary of John Brown's celebrated uprising against slavery.
Truman Nelson, Mike Davis, 2009
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The annals of Harper's Ferry
All this time, however, as all through the War, the roads leading from Harper's Ferry to Leesburg, Winchester, Martinsburg and other places, were infested by guerrillas in the Confederate service. The most noted of these was a youth, aged  ...
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The Harper's Ferry Insurrection: Being an Account of the ...
Its otficers confinu the statement just received touching the disturbances at Harper's Ferry. Their statement is to the effect that the bridge-kee r at Harper's Ferry, perceiving that his lights had been extinguish , went to ascertain the cause, when ...
J. Ewing GLASGOW, John Brown (Captain.), 1860
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Captain John Brown of Harper's Ferry: A Preliminary Incident ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
John Newton, 2012
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Correspondence Relating to the Insurrection at Harper's ...
number one hundred or more ? ' What is their object? Let me know at once before we proceed to extremities. W. P. SMITH. Ellicott's Mills, March, 17th, 1859. W P. Smith. 11 A. M. My dispatch was not exaggerated, neither wasit written under ...
‎1860
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Echoes of Harper's Ferry
J. Redpath. Echoes of Harper's Ferry James Redpath HARPER'S FERRY. “ By the rude Bridge thlt arched the. Front Cover.
J. Redpath
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Rise and Progress of the Bloody Outbreak at Harper's Ferry
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
N. York Democratic Vigilant Association, 2009
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Fort Lyon to Harper's Ferry: On the Border of North and ...
These letters and dispatches from Charles Moulton, a Massachusetts newspaperman stationed at Fort Lyon and then Harpers Ferry, shed light on the army life and operations of the provost marshal's office.
Charles Herbert Moulton, Lee C. Drickamer, Karen D. Drickamer, 1987
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The Old Man: John Brown at Harper's Ferry
This book is a biography of John Brown.
Truman John Nelson, 1973
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John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
"In graphic novel format, tells the story of John Brown's 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia"--Provided by publisher.
Jason Glaser, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARPER'S FERRY»

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Active in NWI: Walk This Way
... and the chance to take in our nation's history at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, after spending the night camping riverside on the Shenandoah. «LaPorteCountyLife.com, Jul 15»
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Cycle crash seriously injures former Gettysburg ranger
Ryan Levins, who currently works in Harper's Ferry, was participating in the World Police and Fire Games in Fairfax, Va. last Thursday. Another ... «Gettysburg Times, Jul 15»
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Walterboro teen attends youth conference in DC | News | The Press …
His favorite part was visiting Harper's Ferry and staying at the Maryland Science Center. He is already planning his alumni trip next year to ... «Collection Today, Jul 15»
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Peace Lessons - effective strategies for revolutionary change in the …
Brown had concluded that only the death of white men could awaken Northerners to the evil of slavery, prior to his failure to flee Harper's Ferry. «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jul 15»
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Peace Lessons
Brown had concluded that only the death of white men could awaken Northerners to the evil of slavery, prior to his failure to flee Harper's Ferry. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
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Young peregrine falcons stretching their wings at Iowa sites
... Lansing Power Plant cliff, Leo's Bluff south of Harper's Ferry, Pattison Sand Mines near Clayton, a huge rock near the state park at Bellevue, ... «Keokuk Gate City Daily, Jul 15»
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Mill Creek project goes to council for first reading
41 and Harper's Ferry Way. At Hwy. 41 and Planter's Pointe, a signal will be likely. Currently, without a signal, the intersections is rated an F. «Moultrie News, Jul 15»
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Young peregrines stretching their wings
... Harper's Ferry, Pattison Sand Mines near Clayton, a huge rock near the state park at Bellevue and at Dubuque Quarry near Eagle Point Park. «Mason City Globe Gazette, Jul 15»
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Pa. officer injured in police and fire games
(WUSA9) -- An officer from Pennsylvania was injured during the World Police and Fire Games on Thursday afternoon. A Harper's Ferry National. «W*USA 9, Jul 15»
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Brazilian police inspector dies after bicycle crash at World Police …
According to Levins' Linkedin page, he has been working at the chief ranger at Harper's Ferry National Historical Park for the last few months. «WJLA, Jul 15»

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