| LC control no. | sh2009007101 |
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| Geographic heading | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park |
| Variant(s) | Harpers Ferry National Monument |
| See also | Historic sites--Maryland Historic sites--Virginia Historic sites--West Virginia National parks and reserves--Maryland National parks and reserves--Virginia National parks and reserves--West Virginia |
| Found in | Work cat.: Archeological investigations in the backyards of park buildings 32 to 36, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, 1994. United States. Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2004. An Act to Revise the Boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, and for Other Purposes, 2004. GNIS, July 21, 2009 (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, park, Jefferson Co., W. Va., Washington Co., Md., Loudoun Co., Va.; Harpers Ferry National Historical Park was authorized as a national monument on 30 June 1944; redesignated 29 May 1963. Boundary changes occurred on 14 July 1960; 24 October 1974; 5 March 1980, and 6 October 1989; Located at the confluence of the Shenandoah River and the Potomac River, approximately 105 km (65 mi) NW of Washington, D.C., 32 km (20 mi) SW of Frederick, Maryland, and 9.7 km (6 mi) NE of Charles Town, WV) Wikipedia, July 21, 2009 (Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in and around Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The park includes land in Jefferson County, West Virginia, Washington County, Maryland and Loudoun County, Virginia; originally designated as a National Monument in 1944, the park was declared a National Historical Park by the U.S. Congress in 1963) United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Changing the name of Harpers Ferry National Monument to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, 1963. |
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