The history, the view, and fun Historic park on bordering WV, MD & VA
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park的点评
点评:The Harpers Ferry National Historic Park is one of the must visit place for history as well as scenic and outdoor adventures. The park is historic significant that at the onset of American Civil war, it was strategic location for North for supply line to west via C&O canal and the railroad, where Amtrak still has rail service to Pittsburg – Chicago that stops here. North and south fought and took town 8 time, while at the beginning it was Union’s biggest one day loss of 14,000 soldiers.
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, located in WV (171 Shoreline Dr, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425) about an from DC and Baltimore. The park is actually a town of Harpers Ferry, WV. Its historic downtown located in far east where Shenandoah river and Potomac river meets.
This area is very popular year round where during spring and summer, you will have river tubing and Kayaking by nearby outfitters, while the park and the town is frequent by visitors year round.
Area is divided into old historic town to far east where you will see old town, Amtrak station, walk path next to the train station across the Potomac river, up hill with various shops, visitor area, and eateries; south National Park parking and shuttle with couple trails, one to Harpers Ferry and one to Murphy Farm; West is Bolivar Heights for Scenic overlook and battle field with couple trails.
Parking in the old town is hard to find, street parking (Pay), by Amtrak station (NP parking fee), or street parking up a mile into the town for free, or park at the National Park Visitor center by south (near the highway) for fee and take a fee shuttle bus to old town (about ½ mile walk)
Visitor center at the NP parking area, historic downtown, and Jefferson County Visitor center opposite of NP visitor center.
翻译:哈珀斯费里国家历史公园是历史、风景和户外探险的必游之地。该公园具有重要的历史意义,因为在美国内战开始时,它是北方通过切萨皮克和俄亥俄运河和铁路向西输送补给线的战略要地,而美国铁路公司仍有前往匹兹堡 - 芝加哥的铁路服务,该铁路在此停靠。南北双方交战并攻占该镇 8 次,而在战争初期,这是联盟军单日损失最大的一次,有 14,000 名士兵。
哈珀斯费里国家历史公园位于西弗吉尼亚州(171 Shoreline Dr, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425),距离华盛顿特区和巴尔的摩约一小时车程。该公园实际上是西弗吉尼亚州哈珀斯费里的一个小镇。其历史悠久的市中心位于谢南多厄河和波托马克河交汇处的远东地区。
这个地区全年都很受欢迎,在春季和夏季,您可以在附近的户外用品店体验河流漂流和皮划艇,而公园和小镇全年都有游客光顾。
该地区分为古老的历史小镇,向东可以看到老城区、美铁车站、波托马克河对岸火车站旁的步行道、山上各种商店、游客区和餐馆;向南是国家公园停车场和班车,有几条小径,一条通往哈珀斯费里,一条通往墨菲农场;向西是玻利瓦尔高地,可以俯瞰风景和战场,有几条小径。
老城区的停车位很难找,街边停车(付费)、美铁车站(NP 停车费)或进城一英里的街边停车免费,或者在南边(靠近高速公路)的国家公园游客中心付费停车,然后乘坐收费班车前往老城区(步行约半英里)
游客中心位于国家公园停车场、历史悠久的市中心和 NP 游客中心对面的杰斐逊县游客中心。