Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Visitor Center

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The Harpers Ferry Visitor Center is 0.2 mile south of U.S. 340 at Shenandoah Street. It has exhibits and a bookstore that includes a great deal of information on the Civil War history of Harpers Ferry. A shuttle bus allows visitors to leave their vehicles and take a short trip to Harpers Ferry’s Lower Town, where there is no parking.

Visitor Center at Harpers Ferry

Four wayside markers in the plaza around the visitor center (two of which are duplicated on Bolivar Heights) provide information about the Civil War history of Harpers Ferry:

A Union Predicament
The Trap Closes
Confederate Victory
History in the Mountains Map around the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Visitor Center

Location of the Visitor Center

The Visitor Center is 0.2 mile south of U.S. 340 at Shenandoah Street. Large signs show the turn at the light for the Visitor Center. (39°18’59.6″N 77°45’24.3″W)