The Community
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Population trajectory, demographic composition, and the institutions that shaped this place
Notable People
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
People born, lived, worked or died here
The Civil War
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
How the Civil War touched this ground — battles, regiments, camps, and the men and women who lived it
The Soldiers
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The American Civil War, 1861-1865 — the regiments raised near here and the men who served, in searchable rosters drawn from 6.27 million real service records
Spotlight
The genuinely remarkable, verifiable history that an ordinary search will not surface, unearthed from the buried record and shown with its source.
Laddering from the surface sources down to the buried record, and checking every claim against its source. The first time this can take a couple of minutes; after that it is instant.
Points of Interest
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Historic sites, landmarks, and places of significance
Timeline
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The era-by-era story of this place — from Pre-Contact to the present day