... words, not mine) and we removed ourselves from society--at least anything that required close contact. So one perfectly lovely weekend afternoon we decided to go to Harpers Ferry, WV. It's a little over an hour drive from here. We took the back roads so we could experience the fall at a slower pace. The leaves did not disappoint. It was ...

... 6, 2009, "From The Archives Of Marxism-The 150th Anniversary Of Harpers Ferry Raid- Honor John Brown". I need add nothing here-the title speaks for itself for readers of this space. John Brown's ... Glory! Hallelujah! His soul is marching on He captured Harper's Ferry with his nineteen men so true He frightened old Virginia till she trembled ...

... the Maryland side of the river.  This tunnel goes through the harsh cliffs of Maryland heights allowing the trains from Baltimore and DC to pass through it just before they pass over the Potomac and into Harper’s ferry.   If you remember past posts about the C&O canal, you might be interested in knowing that this picture was taken from the canal, as it meanders along the shore of the ...

I was watching a debate on South Carolina Educational Television the night before Thanksgiving on whether slavery would have survived the Civil War.  The two august scholars only disagreed on how much longer it would have continued.  One projected until the 1880s and one quoted Abraham Lincoln during the Lincoln-Douglas debate when he speculated it

... , October 16, Brown and all but three of the men marched into Harpers Ferry, capturing several watchmen. The first victim of the raid was ... but allowed a Baltimore and Ohio train to pass through Harpers Ferry after detaining it for five hours. When the train reached Baltimore ... slavery beliefs. After the Civil War, a school was established at Harpers Ferry for African Americans. The leaders of Storer ...

... deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during landing qualifications. (U.S ... of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during landing qualifications. (U.S ... of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during landing qualifications. (U.S ... of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) during landing qualifications. (U.S ...