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Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is

located in these three states.

What are West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia?

1,21,2

Both armies (or sides) wanted to occupy Harpers Ferry throughout the Civil War

because of its proximity to this major city.

What is Washington, D.C.?

1,31,3

In which of the following years did John Brown raid

Harpers Ferry, Virginia:184918591865

What is 1859?

1,41,4

Storer College opened as “Storer Normal School” in 1867. It provided education to which of the following groups:

1. Anyone, no matter their race, gender, or religion

2. Veterans who had been forced to quit school when the Civil War broke out

3. Local enslaved people who needed to learn the basics of reading and writing

What is anyone, no matter their race, gender, or religion?

2,12,1

This man is the namesake of Harpers Ferry.

He settled here in 1747.

Who is Robert Harper?

2,22,2

In April 1861, just as the Civil War started, Confederate troops

under Thomas Jonathan Jackson took the machinery from which of the

following factories: The U.S. Armory

The Cotton MillThe Saw Mill

What is the U.S. Armory?

2,32,3

Name two of the facilities that John Brown targeted during his

raid of Harpers Ferry. (Hint: two of them begin

with the letter A.)

What are the Armory, Arsenal, Rifle Works, etc.?

2,42,4

In 1910 this building was moved from the Murphy Farm to the campus of Storer College.

It remained there until 1968.

What is John Brown’s Fort?

3,13,1

These two other national parks go through Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

What are the C&O Canal National Historical Park and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail?

3,23,2

Prior to the Battle of Antietam, the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry fell to the Confederate

troops. In what year did this occur?

What is 1862?

3,33,3

John Brown lived in a farmhouse in this nearby state during the months

leading up to his raid on

Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

What is Maryland?

3,43,4

The Niagara Movement, an organization that demanded equal rights for African

Americans, came to Harpers Ferry in which of the following years:

19141964

1906

What is 1906?

4,14,1

In 1783 he visited Harpers Ferry and stated “the view is

worth a voyage across the Atlantic.”

(Hint: A very large rock is named after him.)

Who is Thomas Jefferson?

4,24,2

During the Civil War the cotton mill on Virginius Island was

used as this type of relief organization.

(Hint: Each floor of the mill was a different ward)

What is a hospital?

4,34,3

This is one of the reasons why John Brown chose Harpers

Ferry for his raid.

What are to free slaves, to capture weapons from the U.S. Armory and Arsenal, etc.?

4,44,4

This man was the leader of the Niagara Movement.

Who was Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois?

5,15,1

In 1944 Harpers Ferry became which of the following:

A National MonumentA State ParkA tourist attraction

What is a National Monument?

5,25,2

The state and the country where Harpers Ferry was located from April 17, 1861 to June 20, 1863.

What are Virginia and the Confederate States of America?

5,35,3

Of the following which did John Brown bring with him

to Harpers Ferry:21 men21 guns

21 slaves

What are 21 men?

5,45,4

Storer College lost its state and federal funding and had to close its doors in 1955. This happened

because in 1954 this Supreme Court case ended desegregation

in schools.

What is Brown vs. Board of Education?