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Musings on slavery, abolitionist John Brown, and Hollywood’s clumsy embrace of human bondage

Rudy Owens wrote 6 days ago: News stories continue to highlight the growth of human trafficking in the United States, Europe, and … more →

Tags: films, History, Human Rights, military, Native American, Philippines, Photography, Politics, Public Health

"Around the World" Deadline This Week - June 15

Steam at Harper's Ferry wrote 1 week ago: Deadline is approaching! Phileas Fogg’s Itinerary: London to Suez (السويس as-Suways) via Mont … more →

Tags: Art, History, Literature, Railroad, Steam, Steam at Harpers Ferry, Steampunk, art 2, Steampunk

"Silas Soule: A Short, Eventful Life of Moral Courage" by Tom Bensing

Jimmie A. Kepler wrote 1 week ago: As I read “Silas Soule: A Short, Eventful Life of Moral Courage” by Tom Bensing I was th … more →

Tags: Civil War, Battle of Glorieta, Colonel John Chivington, Colorado, gold mining, John Brown, Kansas, Sand Creek Massacre, Silas Soule

Loudoun Heights at Harper's Ferry

athrynne wrote 1 week ago: Hike Summary I recently finished reading an excellent book: John Brown, Abolitionist, by David Reyno … more →

Tags: Hikes, Appalachian Trail, battlefields, Dogs, Hiking, Maryland, national park, Nature, outdoors

Hungry Confederates descend on Harpers Ferry after its capture

Ken Holland wrote 1 week ago: During the Maryland campaign of 1862, Union forces occupying  Harpers Ferry stuck out as a quite pro … more →

Tags: Antietam, Confederate stories, Antietam, battles, Civil War, Education, harper's ferry, History, Sharpsburg

30 by 30: Take Me Home, Country Road

La Bobo wrote 1 week ago: I’m on a quest to hit 30 new places by the time I turn 30 in February 2014. Catch up with the … more →

Tags: Travel, West Virginia

there's such a lot of the world to see

purplefrontporchphotography wrote 2 weeks ago: (taken under some train tracks in Harpers Ferry, WV) … more →

Tags: on a walk, Weekend, Blue Sky, Sunshine

Early June

vtemily wrote 2 weeks ago: Remember how in my last post I said I was going to start running again right after finals? Nope. Ins … more →

Tags: marathon, RUN, Running, summer, Training, Richmond, Work, freedoms run, obx

June 2013 Happenings

Steam at Harper's Ferry wrote 2 weeks ago: Current Exhibit – “Aware Amusings” by T. Jason Edwards Through June 23, Steam … more →

Tags: Art, Books, Eastern Panhandle, Literature, Science Fiction 2, SciFi, Steam at Harpers Ferry, Steampunk, art 2

Day 77: David Lesser Memorial Shelter to Ed Garvey Shelter4 comments

linzgordo wrote 2 weeks ago: May 30, 2013 Today’s mileage: 15.6 Total mileage: 1025.3 Today was one of the most eventful da … more →

Tags: On the trail!, Appalachian Trail, Maryland, Thru Hiking, West Virginia

Harper's Ferry, November 2010

new@itude wrote 2 weeks ago: … more →

Tags: Photography

Virginia

Claudia wrote 3 weeks ago: This Memorial Day Weekend my family and I took a road trip down south to Virginia. We stayed in Harr … more →

Tags: Travels, Virginia, Luray Caverns, memorial day weekend

Memorial Day Celebration4 comments

The Man in My Shoes wrote 3 weeks ago: I got up early this morning and started hiking before 7:00 a.m. I was really excited about getting t … more →

Tags: Appalachian Trail

Happy Memorial Day...6 comments

The Man in My Shoes wrote 3 weeks ago: …from Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia! … more →

Tags: Appalachian Trail

Looking east...6 comments

gacochran wrote 3 weeks ago: The Shenandoah River – St. Peter’s Catholic Church’s spire in Harper’s Ferry … more →

Tags: Hiking, Nature, Photography, nature, Photography (2), sunrise, Shenandoah River, West Virginia

Day 27 - Harper's Ferry, W.VA.

carolnbill wrote 3 weeks ago: It turned out that our guide for Harper’s Ferry was one of the soldier’s on horseback at the reenact … more →

Tags: Adventure Caravans, Travel, Civil War 2

Blue Ridge Ramble

rwbloch wrote 3 weeks ago: We left Hawley PA about 8:15 AM, and headed west on Route 6, as Robbie had recommended, flew past th … more →

Tags: Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive

Day 24-27 - Harper's Ferry, West Virginia

carolnbill wrote 4 weeks ago: Touring Washington, D.C. felt so good to be so close to home and in an area so familiar to me. We st … more →

Tags: Adventure Caravans, RV, Travel, New Market, Reenactment, tomb of unknown soldier

The World is Expanding!

Steam at Harper's Ferry wrote 1 month ago: The steampunk world, that is. This weekend at the 2013 Steampunk World’s Fair, I noticed that … more →

Tags: Art, gallery, Steam at Harpers Ferry, art 2, Gallery 2, Steam at Harper's Ferry, steampunk worlds fair


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