harpers ferry

Harpers Ferry
    n 1: a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the
         site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and
         his followers who captured an arsenal that was located
         there [syn: {Harpers Ferry}, {Harper's Ferry}]
    

Harpers Ferry, IA (city, FIPS 34590)
  Location: 43.20097 N, 91.15125 W
  Population (1990): 284 (527 housing units)
  Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 52146
Harpers Ferry, WV (town, FIPS 35284)
  Location: 39.32513 N, 77.74223 W
  Population (1990): 308 (170 housing units)
  Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 25425
    

Harpers Ferry, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    330
   Housing Units (2000): 560
   Land area (2000):     0.611418 sq. miles (1.583565 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.016983 sq. miles (0.043987 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.628401 sq. miles (1.627552 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            34590
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             43.201668 N, 91.150696 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     52146
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Harpers Ferry, IA
    Harpers Ferry
    

Harpers Ferry, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia
   Population (2000):    307
   Housing Units (2000): 189
   Land area (2000):     0.555983 sq. miles (1.439989 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.063025 sq. miles (0.163234 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.619008 sq. miles (1.603223 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            35284
   Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
   Location:             39.325398 N, 77.743599 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     25425
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Harpers Ferry, WV
    Harpers Ferry