Harpers Ferry

On the way home from Virginia we stopped in a little historic town called Harpers Ferry.  It's a very cute town built on a hill. 

We walked up to Jefferson Rock to look at the view.  Here's what Wikipedia has to say about this scene. 

Jefferson Rock is a rock formation on the Appalachian Trail above lower Harpers Ferry in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. It consists of several large masses of shale rock, piled one upon the other, that overlook the Shenandoah River just prior to its confluence with the Potomac River. The name of this landmark derives from Thomas Jefferson, who stood there on October 25, 1783. He found the view from the rock impressive and wrote in Notes on the State of Virginia that "this scene is worth a voyage across the Atlantic"

Jim atop Jefferson Rock. 

Some of the houses and buildings in Harpers Ferry, it was cool to see how they were built right into the hillside. 

This building is knows as John Brown's Fort- where John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry ended.  The raid was an attempt by white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt by seizing a United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in Virginia in 1859. (per Wikipedia).  

More building in Harpers Ferry.  

We were glad we decided to stop in this little town- it was very cute and full of history!